Syringe exchange in the united states: Doing the simple things better?

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1448-1450

  Maher, Lisa ^a   Iversen, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coverage; Harm reduction; Health care; Syringe exchange; United States

Indexed keywords

HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; UNITED STATES;

HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68249118524     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02602.x     Document Type: Note

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