Do crack smoking practices change with the introduction of safer crack kits?

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-192

  Malchy, Leslie A ^a   Bungay, Vicky ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Buxton, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack cocaine; Harm reduction; Safer use; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960820211     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404893     Document Type: Article

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