Needle exchange and the HIV outbreak among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 841-843

  Wood, Evan ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJECTION DRUG USER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NOTE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SYRINGE; SYRINGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CANADA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33745714344     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080600669595     Document Type: Note

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