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Causes of hospital admission and mortality among 6683 people who use heroin: A cohort study comparing relative and absolute risks
BACKGROUND: Mortality in high-risk groups such as people who use illicit drugs is often expressed in relative terms such as standardised ratios. These measures are highest for diseases that are rare in the general population, such as hepatitis C, and may understate the importance of common long-term...
Autores principales: | Lewer, Dan, Tweed, Emily J., Aldridge, Robert W., Morley, Katherine I. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6891224/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31581023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.027 |
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