Prisons, hepatitis C and harm minimisation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 647-649

  Levy, Michael H ^a   Treloar, Carla ^b   McDonald, Rodney M ^b   Booker, Norman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c HIV and Sexual Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

AUSTRALIA; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRISON; PRISONER; PROTECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL WELFARE; TATTOOING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34447272698     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01085.x     Document Type: Review

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