Providing reproductive health services for women who inject drugs: a pilot program
Abstract Background Needle syringe programs (NSPs), a proven harm reduction strategy for people who inject drugs, frequently offer limited healthcare services for their clients. Women who inject drugs face multiple barriers to accessing reproductive health care in traditional settings: personal hist...
Main Authors: | Lauren Owens, Kelly Gilmore, Mishka Terplan, Sarah Prager, Elizabeth Micks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-07-01
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Series: | Harm Reduction Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12954-020-00395-y |
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