- Abstract:
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Previous studies suggest that fatal poisoning deaths involving methadone occur more frequently on the weekends. We assessed changes in the daily pattern of mortality because of methadone poisoning following a review of drug misuse services in 1996 and publication of revised clinical guidelines in 1999. We also compared this to the daily pattern of deaths involving heroin/morphine. The Office for National Statistics provided data on all deaths in England and Wales between 1993 and 2003 for whi...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
- Volume:
- 28
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 318-323
- Publication date:
- 2006-12-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1741-3850
- ISSN:
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1741-3842
- URN:
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uuid:b482b552-e694-44af-ba0d-85a4ca9654cd
- Source identifiers:
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163231
- Local pid:
- pubs:163231
- Copyright date:
- 2006
Journal article
Changes to the daily pattern of methadone-related deaths in England and Wales, 1993-2003.
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