Racial disparities in HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among injection drug users and members of their risk networks

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 63, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Williams, Chyvette ^a   Eisenberg, Marlene ^b   Becher, Julie ^b   Davis Vogel, Annet ^b   Fiore, Danielle ^b   Metzger, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TREATMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV incidence and prevalence; HIV risk behaviors; IDUs; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONDOM USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880216575     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182921506     Document Type: Article

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