How many dependent heroin users are there in Australia?
- 1 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 173 (10) , 528-531
Abstract
ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of dependent or daily heroin users in Australia, and to compare the prevalence in Australia with that in other developed countries. DesignWe applied three differen...Keywords
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