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Toxicology and prescribed medication histories among people experiencing fatal illicit drug overdose in British Columbia, Canada

Alexis Crabtree, Emily Lostchuck, Mei Chong, Aaron Shapiro and Amanda Slaunwhite
CMAJ August 24, 2020 192 (34) E967-E972; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200191
Alexis Crabtree
School of Population and Public Health (Crabtree, Lostchuck), University of British Columbia; BC Centre for Disease Control (Chong); Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), University of British Columbia; BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), Vancouver, BC
MD PhD
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Emily Lostchuck
School of Population and Public Health (Crabtree, Lostchuck), University of British Columbia; BC Centre for Disease Control (Chong); Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), University of British Columbia; BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), Vancouver, BC
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Mei Chong
School of Population and Public Health (Crabtree, Lostchuck), University of British Columbia; BC Centre for Disease Control (Chong); Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), University of British Columbia; BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), Vancouver, BC
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Aaron Shapiro
School of Population and Public Health (Crabtree, Lostchuck), University of British Columbia; BC Centre for Disease Control (Chong); Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), University of British Columbia; BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), Vancouver, BC
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Amanda Slaunwhite
School of Population and Public Health (Crabtree, Lostchuck), University of British Columbia; BC Centre for Disease Control (Chong); Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), University of British Columbia; BC Provincial Toxicology Centre (Shapiro, Slaunwhite), Vancouver, BC
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