Dual epidemics of syphilis and methamphetamine use among drug users in Shandong Province of China

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1236-1244

  Liao, Meizhen ^a   Kang, Dianmin ^a   Tao, Xiaorun ^a   Li, Jie ^b   Qian, Yuesheng ^a   Wang, Guoyong ^a   Jiang, Baofa ^c   Bi, Zhenqiang ^a   Jia, Yujiang ^d  

^a Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

syphilis

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CONDOM USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 84884900917     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2013.764384     Document Type: Article

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