Should we move fromsyringe exchange to distribution?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-390

  Linda, Drach ^a   Jessica, Guernsey ^b   Maher, Julie E ^a   Rumptz, Maureen ^a   Stark, Mike ^a   Pranian, Kathryn ^b   Casciato, Carol ^b  

^a OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^b MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERVIEW; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PILOT STUDY; POLICY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; OREGON; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEER GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79951669113     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300048     Document Type: Letter

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