30 Years on Selected Issues in the Prevention of HIV among Persons Who Inject Drugs

30 Years on Selected Issues in the Prevention of HIV among Persons Who Inject Drugs

After 30 years of extensive research on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among persons who inject drugs (PWID), we now have a good understanding of the critical issues involved. Following the discovery of HIV in 1981, epidemics among PWID were noted in many countries, and consensus recommendation...

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Main Authors:	D. C. Des Jarlais, S. Pinkerton, H. Hagan, V. Guardino, J. Feelemyer, H. Cooper, A. Hatzatkis, A. Uuskula
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:	Advances in Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/346372

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