Accessing a diverse sample of injection drug users in San Francisco through respondent-driven sampling

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 118, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 83-91

  Malekinejad, Mohsen ^a   McFarland, Willi ^b   Vaudrey, Jason ^b   Raymond, H Fisher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral surveillance; HIV; Injection drug users; Respondent driven sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INJECTION DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PEER REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SAMPLING; SOCIAL NETWORK; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 80053565973     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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