@article {986, title = {Spatial distribution of HIV prevalence and incidence among injection drugs users in St Petersburg: implications for HIV transmission.}, journal = {AIDS (London, England)}, volume = {22}, year = {2008}, month = {2008 Jan 2}, pages = {123-30}, abstract = {The HIV/AIDS epidemic in St Petersburg, as in much of Russia, is concentrated among injection drug users (IDU) in whom prevalence reached 30\% in 2003. Understanding the dynamics of the epidemic is important in developing appropriate responses in the resource-constrained context of Russian cities such as St Petersburg.}, keywords = {Heroin, HIV Infections, HIV Seronegativity, Humans, Incidence, Needle Sharing, Prevalence, Risk Assessment, Russia, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Urban Population}, issn = {1473-5571}, author = {Heimer, Robert and Barbour, Russell and Shaboltas, Alla V and Hoffman, Irving F and Kozlov, Andrei P} }