Indirect prevalence estimates of a national drug using population: The use of contact-recontact methods in Wales

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-58

  Wood, Fiona ^a   Bloor, Michael ^a   Palmer, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact recontact; Drug use; Prevalence; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002985312     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136985700111440     Document Type: Article

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