Heroin-related deaths in South Western Sydney, Australia, 1992-96

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-45

  Darke, Shane ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fatalities; Heroin; Overdose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033431944     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239996743     Document Type: Article

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