Factors associated with premature mortality among young injection drug users in Vancouver

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Miller, Cari L ^a   Kerr, Thomas ^a,b   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^a,c   Li, Kathy ^a   Wood, Evan ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HEPATITIS C; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LEGAL ASPECT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 33846685975     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-4-1     Document Type: Article

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