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An analysis of post-mortem toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe

16.04.2019
The objective of this report is to provide an updated analysis of the post-mortem toxicology practices of drug-related deaths (DRD) in Europe and to discuss the effect of these practices on the...
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Codification practices in some countries following the WHO revision of ICD coding guidelines related to DRDs – Part III

01.06.2017
Discrepancies observed in drug related deaths are not solely due to differences in the actual deaths due to drugs but also due to certification and coding differences. The main aim of this...
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An overview of the drug-related deaths (DRD) key indicator

31.03.2017
This document gives an overview of the drug-related deaths (DRD) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good quality data at...
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Mortality cohort guidelines

01.11.2012
Drug-related mortality is a complex phenomenon, which accounts for a considerable percentage of deaths among young people in many European countries. The EMCDDA, in collaboration with national experts, has defined an epidemiological...
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Analysis of the data sources, numbers and characteristics of cocaine-related DRD cases reported in Special Mortality Registries, or eventually in General Mortality Registries (GMR) when necessary

01.10.2012
There have been increased numbers of cocaine-related deaths reported in some European countries since the early 1990s. There are indications that cocaine deaths are more difficult to define, detect and record as...
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EMCDDA standard protocol to collect data and report figures for the key indicator drug-related deaths (DRD-Standard, version 3.2)

01.06.2010
This is the DRD-Standard, the current protocol for the EMCDDA's drug-related deaths (DRD) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good...
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Data collection templates for drug-related deaths (DRD)

01.01.2010
These data templates are used by the EMCDDA to collect data from national focal points related to drug-related deaths (DRD).
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EMCDDA standard protocol to collect data and report figures for the key indicator drug-related deaths (DRD-Standard, version 3.0)

01.08.2002
This is the DRD-Standard, the current protocol for the EMCDDA's drug-related deaths (DRD) indicator, one of five key epidemiological indicators used by the EMCDDA for the collection and interpretaion of harmonised, good...
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Co-ordination of the implementation of the EMCDDA standard guidelines on the drug-related deaths indicator in the EU Member States, and the collection and analysis of information on drug-related deaths

01.07.2002
This is the final report for an EMCDDA project carried out with the assistance of the Trimbos Institute, and in collaboration with Eurostat and WHO, to develop and test guidelines for ICD...
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DRD standard version 1.0 field trial report

01.04.2001
This 2001 document is the final report of a field trial conducted on DRD-Standard, version 1.0. The report describes the results of the field trial, which was conducted with the aim of...
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