Increasing cancer mortality among opioid-dependent persons in Australia: A new public health challenge for a disadvantaged population
Objective: To examine cancer mortality in a population-based cohort of opioiddependent persons. Methods: New South Wales opioid substitution therapy (OST) program registrants from 1985 to 2005 (n=43,789) were probabilistically linked to the National Death Index. Crude and standardised mortality rate...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22390 |