A contextual comparison of risk behaviors among older adult drug users and harm reduction in suburban versus inner-city social environments

Journal of Applied Social Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-91

  Boeri, Miriam W ^a   Tyndall, Benjamin D ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Older adult drug users; Risk behaviors; Suburban environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873519280     PISSN: 19367244     EISSN: 19370245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1936724411431035     Document Type: Article

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