The definition of opioid-related deaths in Australia: Implications for surveillance and policy

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 401-409

  Jauncey, Marianne ^a,d   Taylor, Lee ^b   Degenhardt, Louisa ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Death; Definition; Heroin; International classification of diseases; Opioid; Overdose; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; POLICY; REGISTER; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COCAINE; HEROIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC POLICY; REGISTRIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 29744454907     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500286021     Document Type: Review

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