Multiple access to sterile syringes for injection drug users: Vending machines, needle exchange programs and legal pharmacy sales in Marseille, France

European Addiction Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 40-45

  Moatti, J P ^a,b   Vlahov, D ^c,d   Feroni, I ^a,e   Perrin, V ^a,f   Obadia, Yolande ^a,f  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^f OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Intravenous; Needle exchange programs; Prevention; Substance abuse; Syringe vending machines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; PHARMACIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0035054957     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050713     Document Type: Article

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