Exchange, deceit, risk and harm: The consequences for women of receiving injections from other drug users

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-297

  Tompkins, Charlotte N E ^a,d   Sheard, Laura ^a   Wright, Nat M J ^b   Jones, Lesley ^b   Howes, Nik ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Injecting drug use; Peer injecting; Qualitative rsearch; Risk; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745675732     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630600700111     Document Type: Review

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