Methadone syrup-related deaths in New South Wales, Australia, 1990-95

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-415

  Sunjic, Sandra ^a   Zador, Deborah ^b,c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deaths; Methadone; Overdose; Polydrug

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033260707     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996275     Document Type: Article

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