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Research Article

Methadone syrup-related deaths in New South Wales, Australia, 1990-95

Sandra Sunjic, Deborah Zador Drug and Alcohol Services, South Western Sydney Area Health Service, New South Wales; Drug and Alcohol Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney and Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Australia
Pages 409-415 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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