Reinterpreting ethnic patterns among white and African American men who inject heroin: a social science of medicine approach.

<h4>Background</h4>Street-based heroin injectors represent an especially vulnerable population group subject to negative health outcomes and social stigma. Effective clinical treatment and public health intervention for this population requires an understanding of their cultural environm...

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Main Authors: Philippe Bourgois, Alexis Martinez, Alex Kral, Brian R Edlin, Jeff Schonberg, Dan Ciccarone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030452