London audit of drug-related overdose deaths: Characteristics and typology, and implications for prevention and monitoring

Addiction

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 317-323

  Hickman, Matthew ^a,b   Carrivick, Sandra ^b,c   Paterson, Susan ^d   Hunt, Neil ^b   Zador, Deborah ^e   Cusick, Linda ^b,f   Henry, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal College Nursing Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cocaine; Drug misuse; Mortality; Opiate; Prevention

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; METHADONE;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DEATH; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHADONE TREATMENT; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; TOXICOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33846222311     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01688.x     Document Type: Article

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