Perceived discrimination and injecting risk among people who inject drugs attending Needle and Syringe Programmes in Sydney, Australia

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 274-278

  Wilson, Hannah ^a   Brener, Loren ^a   Mao, Limin ^a   Treloar, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Injecting drug use; Needle exchange; Perceived discrimination; Risk practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RECYCLING; SYRINGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERCEPTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THERAPY;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 84908880898     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.08.018     Document Type: Article

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