Fatal uncertainty: Death-rate from use of ecstasy or heroin

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9186, 1999, Pages 1265-1266

  Gore, Sheila M ^a  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033539303     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02729-4     Document Type: Article

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