Alcohol and non-fatal drug overdoses

European Addiction Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 168-172

  Ødegård, Einar ^a   Rossow, Ingeborg ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Overdoses, non fatal; Recurrent overdoses

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COMA; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEROIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OVERDOSE; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RISK; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 11344280455     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079838     Document Type: Article

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