Surveillance of methadone-related poisonings in Kentucky using multiple data sources

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-131

  Bunn, Terry L ^a   Yu, Lei ^a   Spiller, Henry A ^b   Singleton, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Inpatient hospitalizations; Methadone; Mortality; Payer source; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPENSATION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; METHADONE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149121822     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1901     Document Type: Article

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