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Research Article

Involving Big Issue Vendors in a Peer Education Initiative to Reduce Drug-related Harm: a feasibility study

Gillian Hunter Criminal Policy Research Unit, South Bank University, London, UK
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Robert Power Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
Pages 57-69 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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