Heroin overdose deaths - Multhomah County, Oregon, 1993-1999

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 49, Issue 28, 2000, Pages 633-636

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ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; OVERDOSE;

EID: 0034697959     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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