Harm reduction in hospitals: Is it time?

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rachlis, Beth S ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,c   Wood, Evan ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 69549135346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-6-19     Document Type: Article

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