"Needle-Exchange Programs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organized services for exchange of sterile needles and syringes used for injections as a potential means of reducing the transmission of infectious diseases.
| Descriptor ID |
D018671
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.726.708
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| Concept/Terms |
Needle-Exchange Programs- Needle-Exchange Programs
- Needle Exchange Programs
- Needle-Exchange Program
- Program, Needle-Exchange
- Programs, Needle-Exchange
- Syringe-Exchange Programs
- Program, Syringe-Exchange
- Programs, Syringe-Exchange
- Syringe Exchange Programs
- Syringe-Exchange Program
Supervised Injecting Centers- Supervised Injecting Centers
- Center, Supervised Injecting
- Centers, Supervised Injecting
- Injecting Center, Supervised
- Injecting Centers, Supervised
- Supervised Injecting Center
- Supervised Injecting Facilities
- Facilities, Supervised Injecting
- Facility, Supervised Injecting
- Injecting Facilities, Supervised
- Injecting Facility, Supervised
- Supervised Injecting Facility
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needle-Exchange Programs" by people in Profiles.
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The Xchange point: a drop-in center for African American active injection drug users. Health Soc Work. 2002 Aug; 27(3):227-9.
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Strategies to optimize the impact of needle exchange programs. AIDS Read. 2000 Jul; 10(7):421-9.
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Obstacles to needle exchange participation in Rhode Island. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1999 Aug 15; 21(5):396-400.