The use of antidepressants among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 407-417

  Darke, Shane ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION;

EID: 0034065450     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2000.95340711.x     Document Type: Article

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