Premature mortality in scottish injecting drug users: A life-history approach

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-42

  Copeland, L ^a   Robertson, J ^a,b   McKenzie, J ^a   Kimber, J ^c   Macleod, J ^d   Hickman, M ^d   de Angelis, D ^e  

^a Muirhouse Medical Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injecting drug use; Life history; Premature death

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DICONAL; DIHYDROCODEINE; LYSERGIDE; METHADONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; COHORT STUDIES; DEATH CERTIFICATES; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY, PREMATURE; OVERDOSE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84858015395     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/smj.2011.011289     Document Type: Article

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