Can morbidity be inferred from prescription drug use? Results from a nation-wide prison population study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 587-592

  Kjelsberg, Ellen ^a   Hartvig, Paal ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Medication; Prison health services; Psychiatric morbidity; Somatic morbidity

Indexed keywords

ALIMEMAZINE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROMETHAZINE;

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRISON; PRISONER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRISONERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 23744477748     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-005-8156-9     Document Type: Article

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