Morbidity associated with heroin overdose presentations to an emergency department: A 10-year record linkage study

Morbidity associated with heroin overdose presentations to an emergency department: A 10-year record linkage study

Introduction: To examine hospitalizations in a cohort of 224 patients who presented with non-fatal heroin overdose to an ED. Methods: A record linkage study, using the morbidity, mental health and mortality databases in the Data Linkage Unit of the Department of Health, Western Australia. The main o...

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Main Authors: Fatovich, D., Bartu, Anne, Davis, G., Atrie, J., Daly, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2010
Subjects:
hospitalization
emergency department
heroin overdose
morbidity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14518

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14518

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