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Table 4 Location of death according to cause of death

From: Understanding drug-related mortality in released prisoners: a review of national coronial records

Location of Death

Accidental drug related death n = 172 (%)

All other causes (n = 210) (%)

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Residential property

116 (67.4)

108 (51.4)

0.015

Public place (includes car parks, railway stations and on streets)

27 (15.7)

77 (36.7)

0.043

Boarding house, hotel, backpackers hostel

16 (9.3)

7 (3.3)

0.615

Hospital/residential care facility

9 (5.2)

11 (5.2)

1.00

Caravan/mobile home/campground

4 (2.3)

5 (2.4)

0.992

Military institution/detention centres

0

2 (1.0)

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