Mortality and survival among a cohort of drug injectors in Glasgow, 1982-1994

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-427

  Frischer, Martin ^a   Goldberg, David ^a   Rahman, Mohammed ^a   Berney, Lee ^a  

^a RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030893186     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb03373.x     Document Type: Article

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