At-a-glance - Impact of drug overdose-related deaths on life expectancy at birth in British Columbia
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Drug-related overdose deaths in British Columbia and Ontario, 1992-2004.
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2368-738X
DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.38.6.05