Evidence for action: A critical tool for guiding policies and programmes for HIV prevention, treatment and care among injecting drug users

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Ball, Andrew ^a   Weiler, Gundo A ^a   Beg, Monica ^b   Doupe, Andrew ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Austria   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BUPRENORPHINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; COMPETENCE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 28444458457     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.08.003     Document Type: Editorial

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