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

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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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