Prevalence, correlates, and risk perception of HIV infection among heroin users in Central Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 673-679

  Lin, Tsang Yaw ^a   Chen, Vincent C H ^b   Lee, Chao Hui ^c   Chen, Chung Ying ^a   Shao, Wen Chuan ^a   Chang, Sheng Huang ^a   Chou, Jen Yu ^d   Lai, Te Jen ^b   Ferri, Cleusa P ^e   Gossop, Michael ^f   Lee, Charles T C ^g  

^a Tsaotun Psychiatric Center   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Degree of risk perception; Heroin users; HIV infection; Methadone maintenance treatment program

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; METHADONE TREATMENT; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; WESTERN BLOTTING;

DEGREE OF RISK PERCEPTION; HEROIN USERS; HIV INFECTION; METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAM;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; HEROIN; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84889083227     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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