Rapid assessment and response: Methods for developing public health responses to drug problems

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 317-325

  Stimson, Gerry V ^a   Fitch, Chris ^a   Rhodes, Tim ^a   Ball, Andrew ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug use; Injecting drug use; Intervention development; Public health; Rapid appraisal; Rapid assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033445845     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996464     Document Type: Review

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