Male drugs-related deaths in the fortnight after release from prison: Scotland, 1996-99

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-190

  Bird, Sheila H ^b   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drugs related deaths; Relative risk; Release from prison

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA BASE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OFFENDER; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0037306740     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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