Rapid evidence review of harm reduction interventions and messaging for people who inject drugs during pandemic events: implications for the ongoing COVID-19 response
Abstract Background People who inject drugs are at increased health risk in a pandemic due to their greater susceptibility to severe disease and as a consequence of the restrictions put in place to halt the spread of infection. Harm reduction (HR) services, which aim to reduce the negative effects o...
Main Authors: | Rebecca Wilkinson, Lindsey Hines, Adam Holland, Sema Mandal, Emily Phipps |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00445-5 |
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