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

Overview of attention for article published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, February 2013
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Title
Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, February 2013
DOI 10.2471/blt.12.108282
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Bradley M Mathers, Louisa Degenhardt, Chiara Bucello, James Lemon, Lucas Wiessing, Mathew Hickman

Abstract

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.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 291 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 53 18%
Student > Master 53 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 38 13%
Student > Bachelor 33 11%
Other 22 7%
Other 50 17%
Unknown 46 16%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 92 31%
Nursing and Health Professions 34 12%
Social Sciences 32 11%
Psychology 19 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 14 5%
Other 43 15%
Unknown 61 21%