International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , March 2010

Islam and harm reduction

  • A. Kamarulzaman

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • The authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +60 3 79492129; fax: +60 3 79494625.
    • ,
  • S.M. Saifuddeen

      Affiliations

    • Yayasan Ilmuwan, D-0-3A, Setiawangsa Business Suites, Taman Setiawangsa, 54200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    • The authors contributed equally to this work.

Received 21 September 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 12 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.003

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , March 2010

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