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The roles of law, client race and program visibility in shaping police interference with the operation of US syringe exchange programs.

TitleThe roles of law, client race and program visibility in shaping police interference with the operation of US syringe exchange programs.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsBeletsky, Leo, Lauretta E. Grau, Edward White, Sarah Bowman, and Robert Heimer
JournalAddiction (Abingdon, England)
Volume106
Issue2
Pagination357-65
Date Published2011 Feb
ISSN1360-0443
KeywordsAfrican Americans, Attitude to Health, Epidemiologic Methods, Healthcare Disparities, Hispanic Americans, HIV Infections, Humans, Law Enforcement, Needle Sharing, Needle-Exchange Programs, Police, Prejudice, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Syringes, United States
AbstractTo determine the comparative levels of and associations between policing interference and characteristics of US syringe exchange programs (SEPs).
DOI10.1353/hpu.2012.0006
Alternate JournalAddiction

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