How and why AIDS changed drug policy in Switzerland

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-324

  Somaini, Bertino ^a   Grob, Peter ^b  

^a Public Health Promotion   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AIDS; drug policy; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SWITZERLAND;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84865321199     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.20     Document Type: Review

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