Needle exchange services: A profile of service users in community pharmacies and other settings

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 211-215

  Cameron, Jacqui ^a   Gilchrist, Gail ^a   Roberts, Kay ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Leverndale Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE EXCHANGE SERVICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 9644289584     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357044706     Document Type: Article

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