Attitudes of novice heroin injectors towards non-injecting routes of administration to prevent the transmission of blood borne viruses

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Carruthers, Susan ^a   Loxley, Wendy ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heroin; Injecting; Non injecting

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036283539     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3959(02)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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