Diversity in causes and characteristics of drug-induced deaths in an urban setting
Author(s) -
Linn Gjersing,
Kristine V. Jonassen,
Stian Biong,
Edle Ravndal,
Helge Waal,
Jørgen G. Bramness,
Thomas Clausen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1651-1905
pISSN - 1403-4948
DOI - 10.1177/1403494812472007
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , heroin , prison , norwegian , psychological intervention , environmental health , cause of death , demography , suicide prevention , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , gerontology , poison control , psychiatry , drug , disease , psychology , criminology , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , sociology
To assess demographic characteristics, treatment utilization and circumstances of death among those who died from drug-induced deaths in an urban setting and to identify possible subpopulations that should be targeted specifically to further develop preventive public health policies.
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