Needle and syringe sharing among Iranian drug injectors

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rafiey, Hassan ^a   Narenjiha, Hooman ^a,b   Shirinbayan, Peymaneh ^a   Noori, Roya ^a   Javadipour, Morteza ^c   Roshanpajouh, Mohsen ^c   Samiei, Mercedeh ^a   Assari, Shervin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Drug Control Head Quarters (DCHQ)   (Iran)

^c Medicine and Health Promotion Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLEGITIMACY; INGUINAL REGION; INJECTION SITE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 69549097715     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-6-21     Document Type: Article

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