Individual-level needle and syringe coverage in Melbourne, Australia: A longitudinal, descriptive analysis

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  O'Keefe, Daniel ^a,b   Scott, Nick ^a,b   Aitken, Campbell ^a,b   Dietze, Paul ^a,b  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Harm reduction; Injecting drug use; Longitudinal analysis; Syringe coverage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYRINGE; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRINGES; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982266776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1668-z     Document Type: Article

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