Fatal overdoses and deaths by other causes in a cohort of Norwegian drug abusers-A competing risk approach

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 176-182

  Ødegård, Einar ^a   Amundsen, Ellen J ^a   Kielland, Knut B ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b State Clinic for Drug Addicts   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ageing; Competing risk; Drug abuse; Duration of abuse; Fatal overdose

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; BUPRENORPHINE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NORWAY; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ADMISSION; POISONING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34249011758     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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