Effects of needle exchanges in Hobart, Tasmania

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 307-310

  Lucas, Peter ^a,c   Easthope, Gary ^b,d  

^a Dept of Comm and Health Services ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Youth Health Strategy   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug use; HIV infection; Needle exchange; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030495950     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239600186041     Document Type: Article

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