Document 0757
 DOCN  M9440757
 TI    Undetected drug addict fatalities.
 DT    9404
 AU    Schulz-Schaeffer W; Elwers W; Schmoldt A; Universitat Hamburg, Institut
       fur Rechtsmedizin, Germany.
 SO    Forensic Sci Int. 1993 Nov;62(1-2):157-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94131378
 AB    A urine screening in fatalities with an unnatural or unknown cause of
       death (13-40 years of age) was carried out to evaluate the proportion of
       undetected drug-related cases. Ten out of 160 fatalities without a hint
       of drug consumption were classified as drug-related according to the
       definition of the Bundeskriminalamt; 5 of them committed suicide.
       Moreover, we found a relevant amount of AIDS deaths from the risk group
       of intravenous drug addicts not registered as drug-related deaths.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETIOLOGY/MORTALITY  Adolescence
       Adult  Bias (Epidemiology)  *Cause of Death  *Death Certificates
       Forensic Medicine  Germany/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  Population
       Surveillance/*METHODS  Risk Factors  Substance Abuse Detection
       Substance Use Disorders/CLASSIFICATION/COMPLICATIONS/*MORTALITY/  URINE
       Suicide/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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