Title | Substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2008 |
Authors | Gowing, L., M. Farrell, R. Bornemann, L. Sullivan, and R. Ali |
Journal | Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | CD004145 |
Date Published | 2008 |
ISSN | 1469-493X |
Keywords | Administration, Oral, HIV Infections, Humans, Narcotics, Opioid-Related Disorders, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Risk-Taking, Sexual Behavior, Substance Abuse, Intravenous |
Abstract | Injecting 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. |
DOI | 10.1002/hpm.1029 |
Alternate Journal | Cochrane Database Syst Rev |