National record linkage study of mortality for a large cohort of opioid users ascertained by drug treatment or criminal justice sources in England, 2005–2009

BACKGROUND: Globally, opioid drug use is an important cause of premature mortality. In many countries, opioid using populations are ageing. The current study investigates mortality in a large cohort of opioid users; with a focus on testing whether excess mortality changes with age. METHODS: 198,247...

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Autores principales: Pierce, Matthias, Bird, Sheila M., Hickman, Matthew, Millar, Tim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25454405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.782

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25454405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.782

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