Warning from Canada: Latin America, South Africa and India May Face an Opioid Epidemic in the Coming Years

Overview

Journal J Glob Health

Specialties Health Services
Public Health

Date 2020 Apr 8

PMID 32257147

Citations 6

Authors

Andrea D Furlan

Alexandra M Harvey

Rashmi Chadha

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