The organization of a community: Community-based prevention of injecting drug use-related health problems

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 42, Issue 12-13, 2007, Pages 1971-1977

  Carruthers, Susan ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community action; Community based prevention; Harm reduction; Injection drug users (IDUs); Marginalized youth; Risk levels; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENT; HARM REDUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 37149033707     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701533302     Document Type: Conference Paper

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