Prisons, needles and OHS

Journal of Health, Safety and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-72

  Ryan, J ^a   Voon, D ^a   Kirwan, A ^b   Levy, M ^c   Sutton, L ^a  

^a Prevention and Harm Reduction Programs Australia Inc (Anex)   (Australia)

^b BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug use; Needle and syringe programs; Needlestick injuries; Occupational health and safety; Prisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950344029     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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