Harm minimization approaches to drug misuse: Current challenges in evaluation

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 2017-2028

  Byrne, Anne ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evaluation; Harm minimization; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030331767     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089609066449     Document Type: Review

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