Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , January 2005

Substance abuse treatment and risk behaviors among HIV-infected persons with alcohol problems

  • Anita Palepu, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, St. Paul’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 620B-1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6Z 1Y6. Tel.: +1 604 682 2344, local 63194; fax: +1 604 806 8005
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  • Anita Raj, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Nicholas J. Horton, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics, Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Nicole Tibbetts, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • DM-STAT Inc., Medford, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Seville Meli, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Jeffrey H. Samet, M.D., M.A., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
    • Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Received 18 February 2004 ,Revised 19 July 2004 ,Accepted 24 September 2004.

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PII: S0740-5472(04)00121-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2004.09.002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , January 2005

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