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HIV prevalence and gender differences among new injection-drug-users in Tallinn, Estonia: A persisting problem in a stable high prevalence epidemic.

TitleHIV prevalence and gender differences among new injection-drug-users in Tallinn, Estonia: A persisting problem in a stable high prevalence epidemic.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsUusküla, Anneli, Mait Raag, Kristina Marsh, Ave Talu, Sigrid Vorobjov, and Don Des Jarlais
JournalPloS one
Volume12
Issue2
Paginatione0170956
Date Published2017
ISSN1932-6203
AbstractNew injectors / younger drug users are an important population to target for intervention because they are often at especially high risk of HIV and HCV infection. We examined HIV prevalence and gender differences in HIV prevalence and risk behavior among new injection-drug-users in Tallinn, Estonia.
DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0170956
Alternate JournalPLoS ONE

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