Indigenous Australians who inject drugs: Results from a Brisbane study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-62

  Larson, Ann ^a,b   Shannon, Cindy ^a   Eldridge, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drug use; Illicit drug use; Injecting drug use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033440779     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996761     Document Type: Article

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