International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 183-190 , June 2005

Women heroin users: Exploring the limitations of the structural violence approach

  • Susan Beckerleg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Gillian Lewando Hundt

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Social Studies, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

Received 2 February 2004 ,Revised 23 November 2004 ,Accepted 30 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.03.002

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 183-190 , June 2005

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