Causes of death of patients with methamphetamine dependence: A record-linkage study

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 621-628

  Kuo, Chian Jue ^a,b,c   Liao, Ya Tang ^c   Chen, Wei J ^c   Tsai, Shang Ying ^b   Lin, Shih Ku ^a,b   Chen, Chiao Chicy ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cohort; Methamphetamine; Mortality; Natural death; Unnatural death

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 80155183110     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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