Syringe exchange in the United States, 1996: A national profile

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-46

  Paone, Denise ^a   Clark, Jessica ^a   Shi, Qiuhu ^a   Purchase, David ^b   Des Jarlais, Don C ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b N American Syringe Exchange Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOCIAL HYGIENE; SYRINGE;

EID: 0032975113     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.1.43     Document Type: Article

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