Drug-related overdoses within a medically supervised safer injection facility

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 436-441

  Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Tyndall, Mark W ^a,b   Lai, Calvin ^a   Montaner, Julio S G ^a,b   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Illicit drug use; Overdose; Safer injection facilities

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748704461     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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