Relative mortality among criminals in Norway and the relation to drug and alcohol related offenses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Skardhamar, Torbjørn ^a   Skirbekk, Vegard ^b  

^a STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; OFFENDER; PRISON; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRISONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892395324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078893     Document Type: Article

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