Socioeconomic marginalisation in the structural production of vulnerability to violence among people who use illicit drugs

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 686-692

  Richardson, Lindsey A ^a,b   Long, Cathy ^a,c   DeBeck, Kora ^a,d   Nguyen, Paul ^a   Milloy, M J S ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas H ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DRUG USER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MARGINALIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VIOLENCE; VULNERABILITY; WELFARE REFORM;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

STREET DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMORBIDITY; CRIME VICTIM; DRUG USE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX WORKER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMORBIDITY; CRIME VICTIMS; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK-TAKING; SEX WORKERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84930017416     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-205079     Document Type: Article

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