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Prediction of fatal overdose in opiate addicts
  1. Jenifer Barrie, Medical Student,
  2. Simon Carley, Consultant in Emergency Medicine
  1. Manchester Royal Infirmary

    https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.039107

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      Report by Jenifer Barrie,Medical Student 
 Search checked by Simon Carley, Consultant in Emergency Medicine 
 Manchester Royal Infirmary

      A short cut review was carried out to establish what factors predicted repeat overdose or death within 1 year in opiate addicts who have attended following an overdose. In total, 50 papers were found using the reported searches, of which four presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of …

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