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Substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection.

TitleSubstitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsGowing, L., M. Farrell, R. Bornemann, L. Sullivan, and R. Ali
JournalCochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)
Issue2
PaginationCD004145
Date Published2008
ISSN1469-493X
KeywordsAdministration, Oral, HIV Infections, Humans, Narcotics, Opioid-Related Disorders, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
AbstractInjecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with HIV and other blood borne viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour.
DOI10.1002/hpm.1029
Alternate JournalCochrane Database Syst Rev

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