Time for universal provision of take-home naloxone

The Lancet

Volumn 384, Issue 9940, 2014, Pages 308-

  Crocker Buque, Tim ^a   Lovitt, Chris ^a  

^a Tower Hamlets Local Authority ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE;

DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG USE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 84904801940     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61240-X     Document Type: Letter

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