The ACT heroin trial: Intellectual, practical and political challenges

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-296

  Bammer, Gabriele ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug politics; Heroin prescription; Heroin treatment outcomes; Heroin trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031480473     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239800187471     Document Type: Article

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