Using multiple cause-of-death data to improve surveillance of drug-related mortality

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 402-411

  Nordstrom, David L ^a   Yokoi Shelton, Mieko L ^a   Zosel, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause of death; Death certificates; Drug toxicity epidemiology mortality; Narcotics poisoning; Population surveillance methods

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; WISCONSIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883221407     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318271c622     Document Type: Article

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