International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 418-421 , September 2010

An external evaluation of a peer-run outreach-based syringe exchange in Vancouver, Canada

  • Kanna Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
    • Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • ,
  • Evan Wood

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • ,
  • Lee Wiebe

      Affiliations

    • Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, Vancouver, Canada
  • ,
  • Jiezhi Qi

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
  • ,
  • Thomas Kerr

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, 608 - 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6 Canada. Tel.: +1 604 806 9116; fax: +1 604 806 9044.

Received 8 January 2010 ,Revised 24 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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PII: S0955-3959(10)00056-3

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.03.002

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 5 , Pages 418-421 , September 2010