Injection drug users as social actors: A stigmatized community's participation in the syringe exchange programmes of New York City

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-408

  Henman, A R ^a   Paone, D ^a,b   Des Jarlais, D C ^a   Kochems, L M ^b   Friedman, S R ^c  

^a Chemical Dependency Institute   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; LAW; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOLOGY; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0031854189     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540129850123939     Document Type: Article

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