Title | The impact of needle exchange-based health services on emergency department use. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Pollack, Harold A., Kaveh Khoshnood, Kim M. Blankenship, and Frederick L. Altice |
Journal | Journal of general internal medicine |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 341-8 |
Date Published | 2002 May |
ISSN | 0884-8734 |
Keywords | Connecticut, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Mobile Health Units, Needle-Exchange Programs, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Time Factors |
Abstract | To examine the impact of the New Haven Community Health Care Van (CHCV), a mobile needle exchange-based health care delivery system, in reducing emergency department (ED) use among out-of-treatment injection drug users (IDUs) between January 1, 1996 and December 31, 1998. |
DOI | 10.1007/s11904-011-0095-3 |
Alternate Journal | J Gen Intern Med |