Science versus politics: The need for supervised injection facilities in Montreal, Canada

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 420-421

  Jozaghi, Ehsan ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; POLITICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCIENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USERS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; QUEBEC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84866173393     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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