HIV risk behaviors and alcohol intoxication among injection drug users in Puerto Rico

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Matos, Tomás D ^a   Robles, Rafaela R ^a   Sahai, Hardeo ^a   Colón, Hector M ^a   Reyes, Juan C ^a   Marrero, C Amalia ^a   Calderón, José M ^a   Shepard, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alcohol intoxication; HIV risk behaviors; Injection drug users; Puerto Ricans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COTTON; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PUERTO RICO; RISK-TAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 9344229770     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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