Trends in opiate overdose deaths in Australia 1979-1995

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Hall, Wayne ^a   Darke, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Opiate overdose deaths; Trends

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOSTATISTICS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032168130     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00044-1     Document Type: Article

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