'Commentary' Reducing syringe sharing among injecting drug users in Winnipeg: 81% Success or 19% failure?

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1636-

  Des Jarlais, Don ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NOTE; SYRINGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 34548550323     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01991.x     Document Type: Note

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