Accelerated transition to injection among male heroin initiates in Hanoi, Vietnam: Implications for early harm reduction interventions

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 999-1003

  Clatts, Michael C ^a   Goldsamt, Lloyd A ^b   Minh Giang, Le ^c   Colón López, Vivian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Early HIV intervention; Heroin use; Transition to injection; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ONSET AGE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIME; VIET NAM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEROIN; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80755175810     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-011-9400-8     Document Type: Article

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