Unintentional methadone-related overdose death in New Mexico (USA) and implications for surveillance, 1998-2002

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 176-188

  Shah, Nina ^a   Lathrop, Sarah L ^b   Landen, Michael G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Drug overdose; Medical examiner; Methadone; Methadone related death; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PAIN; PATIENT CODING; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; NARCOTICS; NEW MEXICO; OVERDOSE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 13844297153     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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