Regional variations in deaths from volatile solvent abuse in Great Britain

Addiction

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1765-1771

  Esmail, A ^a   Warburton, B ^b   Bland, J M ^c   Anderson, H R ^c   Ramsey, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLVENT; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOLVENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WALES;

EID: 0031455430     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1997.tb02896.x     Document Type: Article

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