International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 352-356 , July 2009

Social injecting and other correlates of high-risk sexual activity among injecting drug users in northern Vietnam

  • Christina M. Schumacher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Vivian F. Go

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Le Van Nam

      Affiliations

    • Bac Ninh Department of Public Health, Bac Ninh, Vietnam
    • ,
  • Carl A. Latkin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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  • Anna Bergenstrom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • David D. Celentano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Vu Minh Quan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Received 2 June 2008 ,Revised 2 September 2008 ,Accepted 8 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.09.006

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 352-356 , July 2009

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