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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Main Authors: Randall, D., Degenhardt, L., Vajdic, C., Burns, L., Hall, W., Law, M., Butler, Tony
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22390