Crack Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among San Francisco Intravenous Drug Users
Crack Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among San Francisco Intravenous Drug Users
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Hagerstown, MD: J. B. Lippincott Company
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English
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Hagerstown, MD: J. B. Lippincott Company
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The relationship between crack use, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, and risk behavior among 1281 intravenous drug users in treatment is analyzed. Of these patients, 23% reported crack use, and blacks and women were more likely to use crack. Of crack users 19% were HIV positive, in comparison to 8% of non-users (OR = 2.9, P = 0.0001)....
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Crack Use and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among San Francisco Intravenous Drug Users
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_1595012
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_1595012
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0148-5717
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1537-4521
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10.1097/00007435-199219020-00009
