Citizens who inject drugs: The 'Fitpack' study

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 285-297

  Lenton, S ^a   Kerry, K ^b   Loxley, W ^a   Tan Quigley, A ^a   Greig, R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Geol Society of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Injecting drug users; Needle provision; Risk behaviour; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG USE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEEDLE; PHARMACY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034256040     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(00)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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