An evaluation of harm reduction interventions targeting injecting drug users in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-310

  Power, Robert ^a   Khalfin, Ruslan ^b   Nozhkina, Natalya ^b   Kanarsky, Igor A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b URAL STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Behavioural interventions; Drug users; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; EXPERIENCE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLE;

EID: 4143076890     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.06.001     Document Type: Article

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