Safer injecting facilities in Vancouver: Considering issues beyond potential use

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 169, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 777-778

  Fry, Craig L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NOTE; POLICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY;

EID: 0142246426     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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