The temporal relationship between drug supply indicators: An audit of international government surveillance systems

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Werb, Dan ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a   Nosyk, Bohdan ^a   Strathdee, Steffanie ^b   Montaner, Julio ^a   Wood, Evan ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIV AIDS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURITY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG TRAFFIC; EUROPE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885368513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003077     Document Type: Article

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