Dynamic compartmental model of trends in Australian drug use

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-162

  Caulkins, Jonathan P ^a,b   Dietze, Paul ^c,d   Ritter, Alison ^c,e  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Dynamic modeling; Epidemic; Injection drug use Compartmental models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34249070507     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-007-9012-0     Document Type: Article

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