Salvaging a prison needle and syringe program trial in australia requires leadership and respect for evidence

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 203, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 319-320

  Stoové, Mark ^a   Treloar, Carla J ^b   Maher, Lisa ^b   Tyrrell, Helen ^c   Wallace, Jack ^d  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Australian Hepatitis Council   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; NEEDLE; POLICY; PRISON; PRISON NEEDLE AND SYRINGE PROGRAM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRISONER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PRISONERS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES;

EID: 84945183410     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00523     Document Type: Article

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