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Risk factors for initiation into drug injection among adolescent street youth

Élise Roy Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Programme d’études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Québec, Canada; Direction de santé publique, Montréal, Québec, Canada; McGill University, Montréal, Québec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nancy Haley Direction de santé publique, Montréal, Québec, Canada; McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Pascale Leclerc Direction de santé publique, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Jean-FranÇois Boudreau Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Programme d’études et de recherche en toxicomanie, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Québec, Canada
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Jean-FranÇois Boivin Direction de santé publique, Montréal, Québec, Canada; McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Pages 389-399 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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Brittany Barker, Thomas Kerr, Huiru Dong, Evan Wood & Kora DeBeck. (2017) H istory of being in government care associated with younger age at injection initiation among a cohort of street-involved youth . Drug and Alcohol Review 36:5, pages 639-642.
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Élise Roy, Gaston Godin, Jean-François Boudreau, Philippe-Benoit Côté, Véronique Denis, Nancy Haley, Pascale Leclerc & Jean-François Boivin. (2011) Modeling Initiation into Drug Injection among Street Youth. Journal of Drug Education 41:2, pages 119-134.
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