The Social Context of Injectors’ Risk Behaviour

World Health Organization: Drug Injecting and HIV Infection: Global Dimensions and Local Responses

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 22-41

  McKeganey, Neil ^a   Friedman, Samuel R ^b   Mesquita, Fabio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c Instituto de Estudios e Pesquisas em AIDS de Santos   (Brazil)

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EID: 85139628764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203214015-8     Document Type: Chapter

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