"Needle Sharing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Usage of a single needle among two or more people for injecting drugs. Needle sharing is a high-risk behavior for contracting infectious disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016485
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.735.580
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| Concept/Terms |
Needle Sharing- Needle Sharing
- Sharing, Needle
- Needlesharing
- Syringe Sharing
- Sharing, Syringe
- Needle-Sharing
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needle Sharing" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and correlates of HIV infection among men who inject drugs in a remote area of Vietnam. Harm Reduct J. 2018 02 14; 15(1):8.