The contribution of imprisonment and release to fatal overdose among a cohort of Norwegian drug abusers

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Ødegård, Einar ^a   Amundsen, Ellen J ^a   Kielland, Knut Boe ^b   Kristoffersen, Ragnar ^c  

^a SIRUS: Norwgian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research   (Norway)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c KRUS/Correctional Service of Norway Staff Academy   (Norway)

Author keywords

Imprisonment; Overdose; Release; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 76149088118     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066350902818851     Document Type: Article

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