International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 359-360 , December 2003

Ecological analyses and the evaluation of needle and syringe programmes

Received 1 December 2002 ,Revised 15 March 2003 ,Accepted 2 July 2003.

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PII: S0955-3959(03)00134-8

doi: 10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00134-8

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 359-360 , December 2003