The sharing of injecting paraphernalia by intravenous drug users (IDUs) within a Worcestershire cohort, with specific reference to water and filters

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 423-435

  Gaskin, Steve ^a   Brazil, Chris ^a   Pickering, Debbie ^a  

^a Cambridge Display Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community drug team; Filters; Intravenous drug users; Sharing; Water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033724796     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(00)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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