Attempted suicide among heroin users: 12-month outcomes from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-186

  Darke, Shane ^a   Williamson, Anna ^a   Ross, Joanne ^a   Teesson, Maree ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Heroin; Suicide; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 17444416155     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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