Getting global funds to those most in need: The Thai Drug User's Network

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-186

  Kerr, Thomas ^a   Kaplan, Karyn ^b   Suwannawong, Paisan ^c   Wood, Evan ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group   (Thailand)

^c Thai Drug Users Network   (Thailand)

^d ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; DRUG USER; HEALTH AND DISEASE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 30444434229     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4065338     Document Type: Article

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