"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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 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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Drug sharing among heroin networks: implications for HIV and hepatitis B and C prevention. AIDS Behav. 2005 Mar; 9(1):27-39.
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Re: "Risk of hepatitis C virus among young adult injection drug users who share injection equipment". Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Feb 15; 157(4):376; author reply 376-8.