Dual HIV risk: Receptive syringe sharing and unprotected sex among HIV-negative injection drug users in New York City

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2501-2509

  Neaigus, Alan ^a   Reilly, Kathleen H ^a   Jenness, Samuel M ^b   Hagan, Holly ^c   Wendel, Travis ^d   Gelpi Acosta, Camila ^e  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^e NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; IDU; Injection drug users; New York City; Syringe sharing; Unprotected sex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RISK; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEW YORK CITY; ODDS RATIO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882612127     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0496-y     Document Type: Article

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