PRESCRIBING SYRINGES TO PREVENT HIV: A SURVEY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND ADDICTION MEDICINE PHYSICIANS IN RHODE ISLAND
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Substance Use & Misuse
- Vol. 36 (5) , 535-550
- https://doi.org/10.1081/ja-100103559
Abstract
This article describes the assessment of physicians' attitudes and practices regarding prescribing syringes to injection drug users (IDUs). A brief, anonymous, self-administered questionnaire was s...Keywords
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