Temporal trends in spatial access to pharmacies that sell over-the-counter Syringes in New York city health districts: Relationship to local racial/ethnic composition and need

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 929-945

  Cooper, Hannah L F ^a   Bossak, Brian H ^b   Tempalski, Barbara ^c   Friedman, Samuel R ^c   Des Jarlais, Don C ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geography; Harm reduction; Health disparities; Health service access; HIV AIDS; Injection drug use

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; PHARMACIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73449145598     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9399-7     Document Type: Article

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