Risk factors for elevated HIV incidence among Aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver.

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Because of established links between entrenched poverty and risk of HIV infection, there have long been warnings that HIV/AIDS will disproportionately affect Aboriginal people in Canada. We compared HIV incidence rates among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal injection drug users (IDUs) in Vancouver and studied factors associated with HIV seroconversion among Aboriginal participants.

Risk factors for elevated HIV incidence among Aboriginal injection drug users in Vancouver.

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