Towards more effective public health programming for injection drug users: Development and evaluation of the Injection Drug User Quality of Life Scale

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 965-992

  Brogly, Susan ^a   Mercier, Céline ^a   Bruneau, Julie ^a,b,e   Palepu, Anita ^c,d   Franco, Eduardo ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluative study; Injection drug users; Psychometric properties; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0038725663     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-120017619     Document Type: Article

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