Impact: A case study examining the closure of a large urban fixed site needle exchange in Canada

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  MacNeil, Joan ^a   Pauly, Bernadette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; POLITICS; SYRINGE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77952538053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-7-11     Document Type: Article

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