title: [Death by illegal drugs in Bavaria 1990 up to 2002].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In our paper we report about drug mortality in Bavaria in the years 1990 up to 2002, using statistical trend tests (Spearman rho, Kendall tau).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed an increase of deaths by illegal drugs in Bavaria as whole, on the other hand also decreases in different parts of the country.
authors.affiliation: Bezirkskrankenhaus Bayreuth. manfred.wolfersdorf@bezirkskrankenhaus-bayreuth.de
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfersdorf
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mauerer
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmeisser
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Härtel-Petri
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinmann
authors.forename: Friedrich M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Wurst
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000401:mortality*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs