Geographical and temporal variation of injection drug users in Pakistan

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2013, Pages

  Archibald, Chris P ^a   Shaw, Souradet Y ^b   Emmanuel, Faran ^c   Otho, Suleman ^c   Reza, Tahira ^c   Altaf, Arshad ^c   Musa, Nighat ^c   Thompson, Laura H ^b   Blanchard, James F ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c HIV AIDS Surveillance Project   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INJECTION DRUG USER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HIV INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84891885214     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050775     Document Type: Article

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