Hepatitis C education and support in Australian prisons: Preliminary findings of a nationwide survey

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-41

  Dyer, Jade ^a   Tolliday, Lyn ^a  

^a Hepatitis Council of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Hepatitis; Prison; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PRISON; SELF HELP;

AUSTRALIA; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRISONS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 65249093110     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he09037     Document Type: Article

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