HIV incidence among injection drug users in Vancouver.
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Risk factors for elevated HIV incidence among Aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver.
BACKGROUND Because of established links between entrenched poverty and risk of HIV infection, there have long been warnings that HIV/AIDS will disproportionately affect Aboriginal people in Canada. We compared HIV incidence rates among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users (IDUs) in Vancouver and studied factors associated with HIV seroconversion among Aboriginal participants. ME...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 166 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002