Blacklisted in the city: How stigma affects primary health care for people who inject drugs

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-128

  Bennett, Gabrielle ^a  

^a Living Room Primary Health Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Injecting drug use; Primary health care; Social control; Stigma

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHARACTER; CITY; COMPREHENSION; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL CONTROL; THEORY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4744368935     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY04035     Document Type: Review

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