Cause and manner of death in drug-related fatality: An analysis of drug-related deaths recorded by coroners in England and Wales in 2000

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-74

  Webb, Lucy ^a,b   Oyefeso, Adenekan ^a   Schifano, Fabrizio ^a   Cheeta, Survjit ^a   Pollard, Mike ^a   Ghodse, A Hamid ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug fatality; Drug mortality; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; COCAINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0141987886     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(03)00191-1     Document Type: Article

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