Injecting drugs into human rights advocacy

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 453-457

  Lines, Rick ^a   Elliott, Richard ^b  

^a HARM REDUCTION INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; GREAT BRITAIN; HARM REDUCTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PRISONERS;

EID: 36549022089     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.07.002     Document Type: Editorial

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