Impact of law enforcement on syringe exchange programs: A look at Oakland and San Francisco

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-83

  Bluthenthal, Ricky N ^a   Kral, Alex H ^b   Lorvick, Jennifer ^a   Watters, John K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Family and Community Medicine at UC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Drug paraphernalia and prescription laws; HIV AIDS; Injection drug users; Police and hiv prevention; Syringe and needle excliange programs

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; POLICE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; POLICE; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0031302658     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.1997.9966150     Document Type: Article

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