A 20-year prospective study of mortality and causes of death among hospitalized opioid addicts in Oslo

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To study mortality rate and causes of death among all hospitalized opioid addicts treated for self-poisoning or admitted for voluntary detoxification in Oslo between 1980 and 1981, and to compare their mortality to that of the genera...

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Main Authors: Haldorsen Tor, Ojlert Aasa, Bekken Anette S, Bjornaas Mari A, Jacobsen Dag, Rostrup Morten, Ekeberg Oivind
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/8