Neighborhood history as a factor shaping syringe distribution networks among drug users at a U.S. syringe exchange

Social Networks

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-246

  Braine, Naomi ^a   Acker, Caroline ^b   Goldblatt, Cullen ^a   Yi, Huso ^c   Friedman, Samuel ^c   DesJarlais, Don C ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug users; Race; Syringe exchange; Urban history

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649105085     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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