The quantification of mortality resulting from the regular use of illicit opiates.

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Published in Addiction on February 01, 1999

Authors

G K Hulse1, D R English, E Milne, C D Holman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Australia. ghulse@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

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