International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 208-214 , May 2010

Assessing a drop box programme: A spatial analysis of discarded needles

  • Luc de Montigny

      Affiliations

    • McGill University, The Surveillance Lab, McGill Clinical and Health Informatics, 1140 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 1A3
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 514 934 1934; fax: +1 514 843 1551.
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  • Anne Vernez Moudon

      Affiliations

    • Urban Design & Planning, University of Washington, United States
    • ,
  • Barbara Leigh

      Affiliations

    • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington, United States
    • ,
  • Kim Young

      Affiliations

    • Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, United States

Received 15 May 2009 ,Revised 22 July 2009 ,Accepted 29 July 2009.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00110-8

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.07.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 208-214 , May 2010

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