Extent and contributing factors of drug expenditure of injectors in Glasgow: Multi-site city-wide cross-sectional study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue FEB., 2000, Pages 166-172

  Hutchinson, Sharon J ^a,c   Gore, Shela M ^b   Taylor, Avril ^c   Goldberg, David J ^c   Frischer, Martin ^d  

^a Ctr for Infect/Enuiron Health   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; TEMAZEPAM;

ARTICLE; CRIME; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; NEEDLE; PRISONER; PROSTITUTION; RECURRENCE RISK; SELF REPORT; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0034434930     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.2.166     Document Type: Article

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