Editorial: An Emerging Trend of Methamphetamine Injection in Iran: A Critical Target for Research on Blood-Borne Infection Diseases
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نویسنده
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Alam Mehrjerdi Zahra ,Noroozi Alireza
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منبع
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hepatitis monthly - 2013 - دوره : 13 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:1 -3
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چکیده
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Recently, iran has faced a rapidly growing hiv/aids problem particularly among injecting drug users (idus). a study on idus who had been admitted at some dics in iran revealed that 20.5% were infected with hiv and 43.4% were infected with hcv. studies on drug injection in iran have been generally oriented toward opioid users and transmission of blood-borne infection diseases. in recent years, a new trend of methamphetamine injection is also observed in the community. methamphetamine use could contribute to practicing injection, and transmission of blood-borne infection diseases.
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کلیدواژه
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Methamphetamine; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Health; Iran
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آدرس
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tehran university of medical sciences tums, Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), ایران, tehran university of medical sciences tums, School of Advanced Medical Technologies (SAMT), Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), ایران
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