Injecting behaviour and service use among young injectors in Albania, Moldova, Romania and Serbia

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 423-431

  Busza, Joanna ^a   Douthwaite, Megan ^b   Bani, Roland ^c   Scutelniciuc, Otilia ^d   Preda, Marian ^e   Simic, Danijela ^f  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

^d Health Policy Division   (Moldova)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^f Institute of Public Health   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Albania; Moldova; PWID; Romania; Serbia

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHCATHINONE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLDOVA; NEEDLE; POLICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROMANIA; SERBIA; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENTS; ALBANIA; MOLDOVA; PWID; ROMANIA; SERBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALBANIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLDOVA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; ROMANIA; SERBIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884590136     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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