Difficulty accessing syringes mediates the relationship between methamphetamine use and syringe sharing among young injection drug users

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1546-1553

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Shoveller, Jean A ^b   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Patterson, Thomas L ^a,c   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Injection drug use; Mediation; Methamphetamine; Youth

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEGOTIATING; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855168375     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9876-8     Document Type: Article

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