Improving health and social care relationships for harm reduction

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 194-203

  Allman, D ^a,b   Myers, T ^a   Schellenberg, J ^c   Strike, C ^d   Cockerill, R ^e   Cavalieri, W ^f  

^a HIV Social   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Kali Shiva AIDS Services   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f The Canadian Harm Reduction Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Focus groups; Harm reduction; Health and social care; Illicit drug use; Participatory research; Service relationships

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG ABUSE; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIETY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FOCUS GROUPS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34250155288     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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