Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study.
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We thank Professor Christine Godfrey, Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, for advice on methods; Amanda Farrin and Vicky Allgar for statistical advice; ResMed (UK) for the loan of the ventilators; and the consultants, junior doctors, nursing staff, and physiotherapists at all 14 centres for help in conducting the trial. Contributors: See bmj.com Funding: Northern and Yorkshire NHS Executive. Ventilators loaned by ResMed (UK). Competing interests: MWE receives research funding from ResMed (UK). Ethical approval: The study was approved by the multicentre research ethics committee South West Thames and the local research ethics committees from the centres.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 326 7396 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003