A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perceptions and socio-cultural influences on the acceptability of harm reduction programs in Tijuana, Mexico

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Philbin, Morgan M ^a   Lozada, Remedios ^b   Zúñiga, María Luisa ^a   Mantsios, Andrea ^a   Case, Patricia ^c   Magis Rodriguez, Carlos ^d   Latkin, Carl A ^e   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pro COMUSIDA   (Mexico)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Mexico)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; EMPATHY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEXICO; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA;

EID: 58149337096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-36     Document Type: Article

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