It's time for Canadian community early warning systems for illicit drug overdoses

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Fielden, Sarah J ^a   Marsh, David C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG UTILIZATION; FATALITY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHADONE TREATMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34247139302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-4-10     Document Type: Article

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