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Drug injecting and HIV infection : global dimensions and local responses

Title
Drug injecting and HIV infection : global dimensions and local responses / edited by Gerry V. Stimson, Don C. Des Jarlais, and Andrew L. Ball.
ISBN
0203214013
1135359490
1135359539
1135359547
1857288246
1857288254
9780203214015
9781135359492
9781135359539
9781135359546
9781857288247
9781857288254
1857288246
1857288254
Published
London ; Bristol, Pa. : UCL Press, 1998.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Local Notes
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Notes
At head of title: World Health Organization.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
This is a comparative international study of drug injecting behaviour and HIV infection based on the World Health Organization's study of 13 cities as disparate as Athens, Bangkok, Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Drug injecting and HIV infection. London ; Bristol, Pa. : UCL Press, 1998
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Social aspects of AIDS.
Social aspects of AIDS
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Series Editor's Preface
Social Aspects of AIDS
Global Perspectives on Drug Injecting
The Social Context of Injectors' Risk Behaviour
Health and Social Consequences of Injecting Drug Use
Drug Injecting and HIV 1 Infection Major Findings from the Multi City Study
New Injectors and HIV 1 Risk
The Structure of Stable Seroprevalence HIV 1 Epidemics among Injecting Drug Users
Mobility and the Diffusion of Drug Injecting and HIV Infection
Drug Injecting and Sexual Safety: Cross-national Comparisons among Cocaine and Opioid Injectors
Cities Responding to HIV-1 Epidemics among Injecting Drug Users
Prison and HIV-1 Infection among Drug Injectors
Preventing Epidemics of HIV-1 among Injecting Drug Users
Overview : Policies and Interventions to Stem HIV-1 Epidemics associated with Injecting Drug Use
Appendix 1 : Methodology of the World Health Organization Multi-City Study on Drug Injecting and Risk of HIV Infection
Appendix 2 : City Epidemics and Contexts
Appendix 3 : Contributors and Collaborating Agencies in the World Health Organization Multi-City Study on Drug Injecting and Risk of HIV Infection.
Subjects (Medical)
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
Needle Sharing - adverse effects
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - prevention & control
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