Mortality associated with New South Wales methadone programs in 1994: lives lost and saved
- 1 February 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 170 (3) , 104-109
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb127675.x
Abstract
Objectives To estimate the effects of methadone programs in New South Wales on mortality. Design and cases Retrospective, cross‐sectional study of all 1994 New South Wales coronial cases in which ...Keywords
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