Library Bulletin – Journal Articles – December 2010
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HIV INFECTION / AIDS
ARROYO-COBO, J.M.. Public health gains from health in prisons in Spain. Public Health Vol 124, No 11 - November 2010: 629-631
Abstract:
An epidemic of HIV infections which occurred in Spanish prisons at the turn of the century led to the establishment of a comprehensive set of harm reduction measures including needle and syringe exchange in prisons throughout the country. This article outlines the measures taken and the impact they had in greatly reducing the infection rates of HIV and the cases of AIDS
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