Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 99-103 , 1 June 2002

Using ambulance attendances to recruit people who have experienced non-fatal heroin overdose

  • Paul Dietze

      Affiliations

    • Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, 54-62 Gertrude, St. Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel: +61-8413-8413; fax: +61-9416-3420
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  • Craig Fry

      Affiliations

    • Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre, 54-62 Gertrude, St. Fitzroy, Vic. 3065, Australia
    • ,
  • Sandra Sunjic

      Affiliations

    • South Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Gabriele Bammer

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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  • Deborah Zador

      Affiliations

    • Central Sydney Area Health service, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Damien Jolley

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Greg Rumbold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Received 14 September 2001 ,Accepted 18 January 2002.

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 99-103 , 1 June 2002

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