Lessons from the first international review of the evidence for needle syringe programs: The band still plays on

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 41, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 837-839

  Wodak, Alex ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEEDLE; NEEDLE SYRINGE PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SYRINGE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33745728259     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080600669587     Document Type: Short Survey

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