# An opportunity lost: HIV infections associated with lack of a national needle-exchange programme in the USA

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/an-opportunity-lost-hiv-infections-associated-with-lack-of-a-national-needle/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Peter Lurie,Ernest Drucker |
| Citations | 178 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)05439-6 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2169042960 |
| PMID | 9057732 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 1997 |

## Paper authors

- [Peter Lurie](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-lurie/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk](https://scholariq.org/topics/hiv-drug-use-sexual-risk/)

## Paper topics

- [HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk](https://scholariq.org/topics/hiv-drug-use-sexual-risk/)
- [HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/hiv-aids-research-and-interventions/)
- [Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/syphilis-diagnosis-and-treatment/)

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