Supervised injecting facilities: How much evidence is enough?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-353

  Maher, Lisa ^a   Salmon, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34250316865     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701373818     Document Type: Editorial

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