Illicit opioid use in Canada: comparing social, health, and drug use characteristics of untreated users in five cities (OPICAN study).

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Illicit opioid use in Canada: comparing social, health, and drug use characteristics of untreated users in five cities (OPICAN study). is …
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P6179Dimensions Publication ID1018058432
P356DOI10.1093/JURBAN/JTI049
P932PMC publication ID3456573
P698PubMed publication ID15872194
P5875ResearchGate publication ID7866772

P50authorSerge BrochuQ39774045
Mark W. TyndallQ51002222
Suzanne BrissetteQ58206511
Jürgen RehmQ59708828
P2093author name stringJulie Bruneau
Benedikt Fischer
Dolly Baliunas
Nady El-Guebaly
Cameron Wild
Lina Noël
Phil Mun
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P433issue2
P921main subjectCanadaQ16
opioidQ427523
P304page(s)250-266
P577publication date2005-05-04
P1433published inJournal of Urban HealthQ15760615
P1476titleIllicit opioid use in Canada: comparing social, health, and drug use characteristics of untreated users in five cities (OPICAN study).
P478volume82

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