Injecting drug use in Brighton, Liverpool, and London: Best estimates of prevalence and coverage of public health indicators

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 766-771

  Hickman, Matthew ^a   Higgins, Vanessa ^b   Hope, Vivian ^a   Bellis, Mark ^b   Tilling, Kate ^c   Walker, Angeline ^d   Henry, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Brighton and Hove Drug Action Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR;

DRUG USER;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 2342419137     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.015164     Document Type: Article

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