Laws prohibiting over-the-counter syringe sales to injection drug users: Relations to population density, HIV prevalence, and HIV incidence

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 791-793

  Friedman, S R ^a   Perils, T ^a   Des Jarlais, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW; MARKETING; POPULATION DENSITY; SYRINGE;

EID: 0035041713     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.91.5.791     Document Type: Article

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