Reconsidering the public health failings of the criminal justice system: A reflection on the case of Scott Ortiz

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRISON; PRISONER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33749132993     PISSN: 14777517     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-3-25     Document Type: Article

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