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Factors associated with extrajudicial arrest for syringe possession: results of a department-wide survey of municipal police in Tijuana, Mexico
BACKGROUND: Mexican law permits syringe purchase and possession without prescription. Nonetheless, people who inject drugs (PWID) frequently report arrest for syringe possession. Extrajudicial arrests not only violate human rights, but also significantly increase the risk of blood-borne infection tr...
Autores principales: | Morales, Mario, Rafful, Claudia, Gaines, Tommi L., Cepeda, Javier A., Abramovitz, Daniela, Artamonova, Irina, Baker, Pieter, Clairgue, Erika, Mittal, Maria Luisa, Rocha-Jimenez, Teresita, Arredondo, Jaime, Kerr, Thomas, Bañuelos, Arnulfo, Strathdee, Steffanie A., Beletsky, Leo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139125/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30219105 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12914-018-0175-1 |
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