Mortality and causes of death among patients with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist treatment: a national register study

• Main Authors: Anne Berit Bech (Author), Thomas Clausen (Author), Helge Waal (Author), Jūratė Šaltytė Benth (Author), Ivar Skeie (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Mortality rates and causes of death among individuals in opioid agonist treatment (OAT) vary according to several factors such as geographical region, age, gender, subpopulations, drug culture and OAT status. Patients in OAT are ageing due to effective OAT as well as demographic...