Access to harm reduction services in Atlantic Canada: Implications for non-urban residents who inject drugs

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-162

  Parker, J ^a   Jackson, L ^a   Dykeman, M ^b   Gahagan, J ^a   Karabanow, J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Injection drug use; Needle exchange programs; Non urban; Rural; Small town

Indexed keywords

DRUG USER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLOTHING; FEMALE; FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INJECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CANADA;

EID: 84856561797     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.016     Document Type: Article

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