Heroin-related deaths in New South Wales, 1992: Toxicological findings and circumstances

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 204-207

  Zador, Deborah ^a,b,d   Sunjic, Sandra ^a   Darke, Shane ^c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0030065065     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb94136.x     Document Type: Article

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