Prevention of fatal opioid overdose

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1863-1864

  Beletsky, Leo ^a,b   Rich, Josiah D ^c   Walley, Alexander Y ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE; OPIATE;

COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATALITY; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868638627     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.14205     Document Type: Short Survey

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