International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 409-418 , November 2002

An economy of risk: resource acquisition strategies of inner city women who use drugs

  • Maureen Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, MSPH/Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1-212-342-0412
    • ,
  • Alan Neaigus

      Affiliations

    • Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., 71 W 23rd St, 8th floor, New York, NY 10010, USA
    • Fax: +1-917-438-0894.

Received 8 April 2002 ,Revised 2 August 2002 ,Accepted 5 August 2002.

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International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 409-418 , November 2002

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