Injecting drug users, HIV risk behaviour and shooting galleries in Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 413-417

  Hossain, Mokerrom ^a  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Buprenorphine; IDUs; Shooting galleries; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047679511     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713659428     Document Type: Article

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