Fluorescent blue lights, injecting drug use and related health risk in public conveniences: Findings from a qualitative study of micro-injecting environments

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 629-637

  Parkin, Stephen ^a   Coomber, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug use settings; Fluorescent blue lights; Harm reduction; Public injecting; Risk environments

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH RISK; LIGHT; PUBLIC SPACE;

ARTICLE; DRUG USE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; GEOGRAPHY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MICROINJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITATION;

EID: 77952582366     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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