Unexplained illness and deaths among injecting drug users in England: A case control study using Regional Drug Misuse Databases

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 843-844

  Bellis, M A ^a   Beynon, C ^a   Millar, T ^b   Ashton, J R ^c   Thomson, R ^d   Djuretic, T ^e   Taylor, A ^f  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Executive North West ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Sefton Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

DRUG USER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034775420     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.55.11.843     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Update: Clostridium novyi and unexplained illness among injecting drug users-Scotland, Ireland and England April-June 2000
2. Unexplained illness and death among injecting drug users - Glasgow, Scotland; Dublin, Ireland and England April-June 2000
3. Statistics from the Regional Drug Misuse Databases for the six months ending March 1999