Harm reduction measures and injecting inside prison versus mandatory drugs testing: Results of a cross sectional anonymous questionnaire survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7099, 1997, Pages 21-24

  Bird, A Graham ^a   Gore, Sheila M ^b   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^c   Lewis, Stephanie C ^c   Cameron, Sheila ^d   Burns, Sheila ^e  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC BIAS   (United Kingdom)

^d Regional Virus Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^e Regional Virus Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0031008692     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7099.21     Document Type: Article

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