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Over 1200 drugs-related deaths and 190,000 opiate-user-years of follow-up: Relative risks by sex and age group

Sheila M. Bird MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, CB2 0SR, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 194-207 | Received 18 Nov 2008, Accepted 12 Feb 2009, Published online: 10 Mar 2010

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