Social structural factors that shape assisted injecting practices among injection drug users in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Injection drug users (IDU) commonly seek manual assistance with illicit drug injections, a practice known to be associated with various health-related harms. We investigated the social structural factors that shape risks related to a...

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Main Authors:	Fairbairn Nadia (Author), Small Will (Author), Van Borek Natasha (Author), Wood Evan (Author), Kerr Thomas (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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