Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Bradley M Mathers (Author), Louisa Degenhardt (Author), Chiara Bucello (Author), James Lemon (Author), Lucas Wiessing (Author), Mathew Hickman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To systematically review cohort studies of mortality among people who inject drugs, examine mortality rates and causes of death in this group, and identify participant- and study-level variables associated with a higher risk of death. METHODS: Tailored search strings were used to search E...