Acute risk factors in fatal opioid overdoses as a result of hypoxia and cardiotoxicity. A systematic review and critical appraisal
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1 Medical and Biological Sciences, North Haugh, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, U.K. 2 Division of Neurosciences, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, U.K. 3 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School University of Dundee, Dundee, U.K. 4 Division of Psychiatry, Bloomsbury Campus, Charles Bell House, University College London (UCL), University of London, London, U.K.
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