Supervised injection sites: Prejudice should not trump evidence of benefit

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1303-1304

  Zlotorzynska, Maria ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b   Montaner, Julio S ^a,b   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILL C-65; CANADA; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG LEGISLATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INJECTION FACILITY; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84886387566     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130927     Document Type: Note

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