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Original Article

Availability of overdose resuscitation facilities: a survey of drug agencies in England and Wales

A. Winstock The National Addiction Centre, Institute of psychiatry/Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SES 8AF, UK
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J. Sheridan The National Addiction Centre, Institute of psychiatry/Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SES 8AF, UK
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S. Lovell The National Addiction Centre, Institute of psychiatry/Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SES 8AF, UK
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M. Cummins The National Addiction Centre, Institute of psychiatry/Maudsley, 4 Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill, London, SES 8AF, UK
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J. Strang RMN, Clinical nurse specialist, Addictions Directorate, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8AZ, UK
Pages 99-102 | Accepted 30 Sep 1999, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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