Designing an experimental HIV/HCV intervention to promote the safe re-use of drug preparation materials by injection drug users in Puerto Rico

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Finlinson, H Ann ^a   Colón, Héctor M ^a   Negrón, Juan ^a   Robles, Rafaela R ^a  

^a Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG USE; FILTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INJECTION; PUERTO RICO; SAFETY; SYRINGE;

EID: 44049092833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-14     Document Type: Article

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