Towards an holistic understanding of injecting drug use: An overview of needle fixation

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-17

  Pates, Richard M ^a   McBride, Andrew J ^a   Ball, Nicola ^a   Arnold, Karin ^a  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002950949     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350109141769     Document Type: Review

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