Housing instability among people who inject drugs: Results from the Australian needle and syringe program survey

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 699-716

  Topp, Libby ^a   Iversen, Jenny ^a   Baldry, Eileen ^b   Maher, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Homeless persons; Intravenous substance abuse; Needle exchange programs; Sentinel surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881474833     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9730-6     Document Type: Review

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