Syringe disposal among injection drug users in san francisco

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 484-486

  Wenger, Lynn D ^a   Martinez, Alexis N ^c   Carpenter, Lisa ^a   Geckeler, Dara ^d   Colfax, Grant ^d   Kral, Alex H ^a,b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; SAN FRANCISCO; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 79951588087     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.179531     Document Type: Article

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