Review of injection drug use in six African countries: Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-137

  Dewing, Sarah ^a   Plüddemann, Andreas ^a   Myers, Bronwyn J ^a   Parry, Charles D H ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Heroin; HIV; IV drug use

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646901653     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630500480228     Document Type: Review

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