"Slowed right down": Insights into the use of alcohol from research with Aboriginal Australians living with HIV

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"Slowed right down": Insights into the use of alcohol from research with Aboriginal Australians living with HIV

Objective. To describe the role that alcohol plays in the lives of Aboriginal people living with HIV in Western Australia. Methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted between February and September 2003 with 20 Aboriginal people who were HIV-positive; almost half the total number of Aborigina...

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Main Authors:	Thompson, Sandra, Bonar, Maria, Greville, Heath, Bessarab, Dawn, Gilles, Marissa, D'antoine, Heather, Maycock, Bruce
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier BV 2009
Subjects:	Alcohol Risk behaviour Indigenous HIV Aboriginal
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45815

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