Gender differences between predictors of HIV status among PWID in Ukraine

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-108

  Corsi, K F ^a,c   Dvoryak, S ^b   Garver Apgar, C ^a,c   Davis, J M ^a,c   Brewster, J T ^a,c   Lisovska, O ^b   Booth, R E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE ON PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY   (Ukraine)

^c Project Safe   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Injection drug use; PWID; Sex risk; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UKRAINE; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SAFE SEX; SELF EFFICACY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UKRAINE; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897502574     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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