International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 465-467 , December 2003

A matter of convenience: factors influencing secondary syringe exchange in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  • Chelsea Voytek

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St (E-6006), Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-410-955-1383; fax: +1-410-955-2313.
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  • Susan G Sherman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St (E-6006), Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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  • Benjamin Junge

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anthropology, Emory University, Geosciences Building, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
    • Tel.: +1-404-727-7518; fax: +1-404-727-2860.

Received 1 December 2002 ,Revised 15 March 2003 ,Accepted 8 July 2003.

References 

  1. Gibson D, Flynn N, Perales D. Effectiveness of syringe exchange programs in reducing HIV risk behavior and HIV seroconversion among injecting drug users. AIDS. 2001;15:1329–1341
  2. Kaplan E, Heimer R. A circulation theory of needle exchange. AIDS. 1994;8:567–574
  3. Valente T, Foreman R, Junge B, Vlahov D. Satellite exchange in the Baltimore needle exchange program. Public Health Reports. 1998;113(1):90–96

PII: S0955-3959(03)00147-6

doi: 10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00147-6

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 465-467 , December 2003

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