"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 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | N02.421.726.708 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Needle-Exchange ProgramsNeedle-Exchange ProgramsNeedle Exchange ProgramsNeedle-Exchange ProgramProgram, Needle-ExchangePrograms, Needle-ExchangeSyringe-Exchange ProgramsProgram, Syringe-ExchangePrograms, Syringe-ExchangeSyringe Exchange ProgramsSyringe-Exchange Program
 Supervised Injecting CentersSupervised Injecting CentersCenter, Supervised InjectingCenters, Supervised InjectingInjecting Center, SupervisedInjecting Centers, SupervisedSupervised Injecting CenterSupervised Injecting FacilitiesFacilities, Supervised InjectingFacility, Supervised InjectingInjecting Facilities, SupervisedInjecting Facility, SupervisedSupervised Injecting Facility
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