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MeSH Heading: Needle-Exchange Programs
Tree Number(s): N02.421.726.708
Unique ID: D018671
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018671
Scope Note: Organized services for exchange of sterile needles and syringes used for injections as a potential means of reducing the transmission of infectious diseases.
Entry Term(s): Needle-Exchange Program; Supervised Injecting Centers; Supervised Injecting Facilities; Supervised Injecting Facility; Syringe-Exchange Program; Syringe-Exchange Programs
Previous Indexing: Needles (1985-1994); Substance Abuse, Intravenous (1990-1994); Syringes (1985-1994)
See Also: Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/23
Revision Date: 2020/06/17

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Concept UI: M0027974
Scope Note: Organized services for exchange of sterile needles and syringes used for injections as a potential means of reducing the transmission of infectious diseases.
Terms: Needle-Exchange Programs Preferred Term
Term UI T055576
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Needle-Exchange Program
Term UI T001081651
Date06/03/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Syringe-Exchange Programs
Term UI T055577
Date01/25/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Syringe-Exchange Program
Term UI T001081652
Date06/03/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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