Trends in opioid-related fatal overdoses in Massachusetts, 1990-2003

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-156

  Fernandez, William ^a,b   Hackman, Holly ^c   Mckeown, Loreta ^c   Anderson, Teresa ^c   Hume, Beth ^c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal overdose; Opioid; Poisoning death

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 33747194737     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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