Current status of substance abuse and HIV in Taiwan

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Yu, Wen Jing ^a   Tsay, Wen Ing ^b   Li, Jih Heng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heroin; Ketamine; Methamphetamine; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; DIAMORPHINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; ZOLPIDEM;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TAIWAN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84897022944     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2013.09.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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