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Heroin users in Australia: population trends

C Yalçin Kaya School of Mathematics, University of South Australia (UniSA), AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yuliya Tugai School of Mathematics, University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia
,
Jerzy A Filar School of Mathematics, University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia
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Manju R Agrawal School of Mathematics, University of South Australia (UniSA), Australia
,
Robert L Ali Drug and Alcohol Services Council of South Australia (DASC, SA), Australia
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Linda R Gowing Evidence-Based Practice Unit, DASC, SA, Australia
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Richard Cooke Drug and Alcohol Services Council of South Australia (DASC, SA), Australia
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Pages 107-116 | Received 03 Feb 2003, Accepted 21 Aug 2003, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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