Intentional Overdose Among Heroin Overdose Survivors
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Comparative toxicology of intentional and accidental heroin overdose.
The demographic and toxicological characteristics of deliberate (SUI, n = 50) and accidental (ACC, n = 927) fatal heroin overdose cases were examined. SUI cases were more likely to be female, had lower body mass indices, were more likely to be enrolled in treatment and less likely to have hepatic pathology. The median blood morphine concentration of SUI cases was significantly higher than that ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1099-3460,1471-8505
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jtg026