Historique
Rapport
Literature review of studies of mortality and feasibility study for a common methodology for monitoring overall and cause-specific mortality among drug users in member states of European Union
Année
1997
Page(s) :
116 p.
Sous-type de document :
Revue de la littérature / Literature review
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Lisbon : OEDT / EMCDDA
Collection :
EMCDDA Literature reviews
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Résumé :
This is the final report of the EMCDDA project 'Review of scientific studies of mortality among drug users and feasibility study for a common methodology for monitoring overall and cause-specific mortality among drug users in Member States.' The project was developed according to the following phases:
1. Collection of published studies on mortality among drug users;
2. Critical revision of the methods used and the results obtained in the selected studies;
3. Organisation of a meeting to discuss the major issues to be taken into account for developing a standardized methodology to assess overall and cause-specific mortality rates among drug users in Member States of European Union;
4. Draft of a standardized protocol for a cohort mortality study among drug users in different European Countries.
1. Collection of published studies on mortality among drug users;
2. Critical revision of the methods used and the results obtained in the selected studies;
3. Organisation of a meeting to discuss the major issues to be taken into account for developing a standardized methodology to assess overall and cause-specific mortality rates among drug users in Member States of European Union;
4. Draft of a standardized protocol for a cohort mortality study among drug users in different European Countries.
Affiliation :
Italie