Drug policy in Vietnam: A decade of change?

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-326

  Vuong, Thu ^a   Ali, Robert ^b   Baldwin, Simon ^a   Mills, Stephen ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug policy; HIV; Illicit drugs; Prevention; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PEER REVIEW; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; VIET NAM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIETNAM;

EID: 84863847187     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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