Safer groin-injecting interventions are needed and justifiable as part of a harm reduction approach

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1987-1988

  Rhodes, Tim ^a   Kimber, Jo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG USE; FEMORAL VEIN; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LETTER; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN INJURY; VEIN PUNCTURE; WOUND CARE;

GREAT BRITAIN; GROIN; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VEINS;

EID: 36349024249     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02038.x     Document Type: Letter

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