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Preferred term

Needle Sharing  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Needle-Sharing
  • Needlesharing
  • Sharing, Syringe
  • Syringe Sharing

Note

  • by intravenous drug users

Scope note

  • Usage of a single needle among two or more people for injecting drugs. Needle sharing is a high-risk behavior for contracting infectious disease.

History note

  • 92

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016485

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