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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Increase in Fatal Methamphetamine Overdoses in a Canadian Setting

, MD, PhD, , MMath, PStat, , MSc & , PhD
Pages 248-249 | Received 17 Oct 2008, Accepted 22 Oct 2008, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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