The impact of social, structural and physical environmental factors on transitions into employment among people who inject drugs

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 126-133

  Richardson, Lindsey ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^b,c   Kerr, Thomas ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Drug use; Employment; Risk environment; Vancouver

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; LABOR MARKET; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; JOB FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CANADA; DRUG USERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 84870881766     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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