Factors associated with employment among a cohort of injectiondrug users

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-300

  Richardson, Lindsey ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,c   Li, Kathy ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employment; Injection drug use; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG USERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77957377837     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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