Unnecessary injecting of medicines is still a major public health challenge globally

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1157-1159

  Gore, C ^a   Lazarus, J V ^b   Peck, R J J ^a   Sperle, I ^b   Safreed Harmon, K ^b  

^a World Hepatitis Alliance   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Injecting practices; Public health; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BACTEREMIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INDONESIA; INJECTION; LEADERSHIP; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TANZANIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HEPATITIS; INJECTING PRACTICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84881662464     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12151     Document Type: Editorial

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