Measuring the geographic coverage of methadone maintenance programme in Hong Kong by using geographic information system (GIS)

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Pang, Tak Ting P ^a   Shan, Shui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DATA COLLECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; METHADONE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 41149123562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-5     Document Type: Article

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