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. 2003 Jun;53(491):471–472.

Sudden death in an adult taking methadone: lessons for general practice.

Tom Fahey 1, Fergus Law 1, Helen Cottee 1, Pete Astley 1
PMCID: PMC1314622  PMID: 12939893

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