drowning under the influence of drugs and alcohol
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Md, Phd Philippe lunetta1,2, Md, MPh Gordon s smith3, Ft Pirjo lillsunde 4, Md, Phd erkki vuori1, di Kai valonen5 and Ft ilkka ojanperä1 department of forensic Medicine, university of Helsinki, finland1, injury Prevention unit, national institute for Health & Welfare, finland2, department of epidemiology & Public Health, university of Maryland, uSa3, alcohol & drug analytics unit, national institute for Health & Welfare, finland4, accident investigation board, finland5
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