International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , June 2005

Modelling the characteristics of the male injecting drug user population in England and Wales

  • Andrew J. Sutton

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, Statistics, Modelling and Economics Unit, Colindale, London, UK
    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 20 8200 6868x4421; fax: +44 20 8200 7868.
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  • Nigel J. Gay

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, Statistics, Modelling and Economics Unit, Colindale, London, UK
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  • W. John Edmunds

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, Statistics, Modelling and Economics Unit, Colindale, London, UK
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  • Nick J. Andrews

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, Statistics, Modelling and Economics Unit, Colindale, London, UK
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  • Vivian D. Hope

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, HIV & STI Division, Colindale, London, UK
    • Centre for Research on Drugs & Health Behaviour, Imperial College, London, UK
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  • O. Noel Gill

      Affiliations

    • Health Protection Agency, HIV & STI Division, Colindale, London, UK

Received 7 July 2004 ,Revised 1 October 2004 ,Accepted 4 October 2004.

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PII: S0955-3959(04)00124-0

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.10.002

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , June 2005

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