Temporal correlation between opiate seizures in East/Southeast Asia and B.C. heroin deaths: A transoceanic model of heroin death risk

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-350

  McLean, Mark E ^a,b,c  

^a Network on Drug Use ^*

^b Network on Drug Use   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOSTATISTICS; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG TRAFFIC; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; SEIZURE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUICIDE; TIME;

EID: 0142213132     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403558     Document Type: Article

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