Poverty and fatal accidental drug overdoses of cocaine and opiates in New York City: An ecological study

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-228

  Marzuk, Peter M ^a   Tardiff, Kenneth ^a,b   Leon, Andrew C ^a   Hirsch, Charles S ^c   Stajic, Marina ^c   Portera, Laura ^a   Hartwell, Nancy ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug overdoses; Opiates; Poisoning; Poverty; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POVERTY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE;

EID: 0030887029     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952999709040943     Document Type: Article

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