US data show sharply rising drug-induced death rates

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-132

  Paulozzi, Leonard J ^a   Annest, Joseph L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADDICTION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNOLOGY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; ETHANOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; MORTALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34248232024     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.014357     Document Type: Article

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