Death and survival in a cohort of heroin addicts from London clinics: a 22-year follow-up study.
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Summary
Data are presented on the 43 people who died over a 22-year follow-up period of a cohort of 128 heroin addicts drawn in 1969 from the newly opened London clinics, where the main causes of death were drug-related and the excess mortality was concentrated at younger ages.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1994-10-01
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- 294
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- 18
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Keywords
Heroin, Medicine, Cohort, Demography, Mortality rate
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