The ethical, legal and social context of harm reduction

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 19-23

  Pauly, Bernadette ^a   Goldstone, Irene ^b   McCall, Jane ^b   Gold, Fiona ^c   Payne, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BC Centre for Disease Control Street Nurse Program ^*  (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethical practice; Harm reduction; Illicit drug use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; ETHICS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

CANADA; ETHICS, NURSING; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 35548991784     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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