Peer injecting: Implications for injecting order and blood-borne viruses among men and women who inject heroin

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-45

  McElrath, Karen ^a   Harris, Julie ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted injection; Gender; Injecting drug use; Injecting order; Peer injecting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE VIRUS; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PEER INJECTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84873314467     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2012.716901     Document Type: Article

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