The impact of compulsory drug detention exposure on the avoidance of healthcare among injection drug users in Thailand

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 171-174

  Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Hayashi, Kanna ^a   Ti, Lianping ^a   Kaplan, Karyn ^c   Suwannawong, Paisan ^c   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Barriers to healthcare; Injection drug use; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPULSORY DRUG DETENTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHAME; THAILAND; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE; INJECTION DRUG USE; THAILAND;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; THAILAND;

EID: 84893019378     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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