Timing of income assistance payment and overdose patterns at a Canadian supervised injection facility
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Timing of income assistance payment and overdose patterns at a Canadian supervised injection facility.
Zlotorzynska M, Milloy MJS, Richardson L, Nguyen P, Montaner JS, Wood E, Kerr T. Timing of income assistance payment and overdose patterns at a Canadian supervised injection facility. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2014; 25(4): 736-739. • Overdose and drug use data was collected at Insite, Vancouver Coastal’s supervised injection site, between March 2004 and December 2010. • By identifyi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Drug Policy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0955-3959
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.03.014