High rates of midazolam injection among drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Kiatying Angsulee, Niyada ^c   Fairbairn, Nadia ^a   Hayashi, Kanna ^a   Suwannawong, Paisan ^d   Kaplan, Karyn ^d   Lai, Calvin ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THAILAND;

EID: 77952947768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-7-7     Document Type: Article

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