Prehospital opiate emergencies in Vienna

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 436-439

  Seidler, D ^a,d   Woisetschlaeger, C ^a   Schmeiser Rieder, A ^b   Hirschl, M M ^a   Kaff, A ^c   Laggner, A N ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Municipal Department 70   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

epidemiology; heroin; Opiate; overdose; prehospital care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG ABUSE; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029996028     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90069-8     Document Type: Article

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