Supervised injecting centres

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7431, 2004, Pages 100-102

  Wright, Nat M J ^a   Tompkins, Charlotte N E ^b  

^a Centre for Research in Primary Care   (United Kingdom)

^b North East Leeds Primary Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG ABUSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1642453540     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7431.100     Document Type: Review

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