Preliminary findings on the links between violence, crime, and HIV risk among young adults with substance use disorders in El Salvador

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-40

  Salas Wright, Christopher P ^a   Olate, René ^b   Vaughn, Michael G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Latin America; risky sexual behavior; substance use disorders; violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EL SALVADOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL DROPOUT; SELF CONTROL; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIOLENCE; WEAPON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952876472     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2014.949317     Document Type: Article

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