Reducing the toll of opioid overdose deaths in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 213-220

  Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heroin; Overdose deaths; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033411511     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996662     Document Type: Article

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