The syringe gap: An assessment of sterile syringe need and acquisition among syringe exchange program participants in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Heller, Daliah I ^a   Paone, Denise ^a   Siegler, Anne ^a   Karpati, Adam ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLACE PREFERENCE; RACE; SEX RATIO; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60649087347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-6-1     Document Type: Article

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