Diversity in causes and characteristics of drug-induced deaths in an urban setting

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-125

  Gjersing, Linn ^a   Jonassen, Kristine V ^b   Ravndal, Edle ^b   Waal, Helge ^b   Clausen, Thomas ^b   Biong, Stian ^b   Bramness, Jørgen G ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Death among drug users; drug use; drug induced deaths; drug related deaths; fatal overdose; heroin use; injection drug use; mortality; opiate use; overdose

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876477295     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812472007     Document Type: Article

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