Methadone-related deaths and mortality rate during induction into methadone maintenance, New South Wales, 1996

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-136

  Zador, Deborah A ^a   Sunjic, Sandra D ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deaths; Methadone; Mortality rate; Overdose; Polydrug

Indexed keywords

DRUG VEHICLE; METHADONE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TABLET; VEHICLES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOLUTIONS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TABLETS; VEHICLES;

EID: 0036623383     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230220139028     Document Type: Article

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