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Are primary health care centres that target injecting drug users attracting and serving the clients they are designed for? A case study from Sydney, Australia

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Islam, Md Mofizul; Topp, Libby; Conigrave, Katherine; White, Ann; Haber, Paul S; Day, Carolyn

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Background: Low-threshold primary healthcare (PHC) centres targeting injecting drug users (IDUs) are increasingly being created to offer preventative and opportunistic services. However, no data are available on the characteristics of clients who utilise

dc.contributor.authorIslam, Md Mofizul
dc.contributor.authorTopp, Libby
dc.contributor.authorConigrave, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Ann
dc.contributor.authorHaber, Paul S
dc.contributor.authorDay, Carolyn
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:52:18Z
dc.identifier.issn0955-3959
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81505
dc.description.abstractBackground: Low-threshold primary healthcare (PHC) centres targeting injecting drug users (IDUs) are increasingly being created to offer preventative and opportunistic services. However, no data are available on the characteristics of clients who utilise
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Drug Policy
dc.subjectKeywords: benzodiazepine; psychotropic agent; adult; age distribution; article; Australia; bloodstream infection; female; general practitioner; harm reduction; health care access; health care need; health center; health program; hepatitis B; human; intravenous drug Harm reduction; Injecting drug users; Low-threshold healthcare; Primary health care
dc.titleAre primary health care centres that target injecting drug users attracting and serving the clients they are designed for? A case study from Sydney, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume24
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor111717 - Primary Health Care
local.identifier.absfor111701 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
local.identifier.absfor160104 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB9788
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationIslam, Md Mofizul, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationTopp, Libby , University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationConigrave, Katherine, University of Sydney
local.contributor.affiliationWhite, Ann, Redfern Harm Minimisation Clinic
local.contributor.affiliationHaber, Paul S, University of Sydney
local.contributor.affiliationDay, Carolyn, University of Sydney
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue4
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage326
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage332
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.06.002
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:46:26Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84880514043
local.identifier.thomsonID000322858400012
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