Mortality and alcohol‐related morbidity in patients with delirium tremens, alcohol withdrawal state or alcohol dependence in Norway: A register‐based prospective cohort study
Abstract:Background and AimsLittle is known about long‐term consequences of delirium tremens (DT). This study aimed to compare all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality and alcohol‐related morbidity between patients with: (i) DT, (ii) alcohol withdrawal state (AWS) and (iii) alcohol dependence (AD).DesignA national longitudinal health registry study with linked data from the Norwegian Patient Registry and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry.SettingNorway.ParticipantsAll patients registered in the Norwegian Patient Regis… Show more
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