Prevalence of injecting drug use among youth in the pacific island countries and territories: What is the evidence?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-114

  Ali, Hammad ^a   Howard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LETTER; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650456851     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510390663     Document Type: Letter

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