Compulsory treatment of drug users in Asia: Designed to torture?

International Journal of Prisoner Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 255-268

  Dolan, Kate ^a   Worth, Heather ^b   Wilson, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood borne viral infections; Correctional health care; Criminal justice system; Drug dependence; Human rights; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947779558     PISSN: 17449200     EISSN: 17449219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPH-09-2014-0030     Document Type: Article

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