Syringe disposal bins: The outcomes of a free trial for city traders in an inner-city municipality Australia

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Devaney, Madonna ^a   Berends, Lynda ^b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood borne virus; Harm reduction; Local government; Needle and syringe programs; Syringe disposal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL WASTE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SYRINGES; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 38149053657     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701212352     Document Type: Article

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