International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 431-435 , December 2003

Public opinion about syringe exchange programmes in the USA: an analysis of national surveys

  • Jon S. Vernick

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-410-955-7982.
    • ,
  • Scott Burris

      Affiliations

    • Center for Law and the Public’s Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Temple University Beasley School of Law, 1719 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
    • ,
  • Steffanie A. Strathdee

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Received 1 December 2002 ,Revised 2 July 2003 ,Accepted 4 July 2003.

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PII: S0955-3959(03)00144-0

doi: 10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00144-0

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 431-435 , December 2003

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