Syringe coverage in an australian setting: Does a high level of syringe coverage moderate syringe sharing behaviour

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1156-1163

  Bryant, Joanne ^a   Paquette, Dana ^a   Wilson, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Hepatitis C; HIV; Injecting drug use; Syringe coverage

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84863719211     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0010-3     Document Type: Article

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