Vancouver's supervised injection facility challenges Canada's drug laws

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1440-1444

  Dooling, Kathleen ^a   Rachlis, Michael ^b  

^a Peel Public Health   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DRUG CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77956904067     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100032     Document Type: Article

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