Causes and rates of death among methadone maintenance patients before and after the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 444-451

  Appel, Philip W ^a,b   Joseph, Herman ^a   Richman, Beverly L ^c  

^a New York State Office of Alcoholism   (United States)

^b Res Found for Mental Hygiene Inc   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Causes of death; HIV AIDS; Methadone maintenance; Mortality rate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALCOHOLISM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; NEGRO; OPIATE ADDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033736338     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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