Causes of premature mortality in Swedish drug abusers: A prospective longitudinal study 1970-2006

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 66-72

  Nyhlén, Anna ^a   Fridell, Mats ^b,c   Hesse, Morten ^d   Krantz, Peter ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Drug related deaths; Forensic autopsy; Gender; ICD 10; Long term follow up; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID; CANNABIS; OPIATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT CODING; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79951514361     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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