Opioid poisonings and opioid adverse effects in workers in Washington State

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1452-1462

  Fulton Kehoe, Deborah ^a   Garg, Renu K ^a   Turner, Judith A ^b   Bauer, Amy M ^b   Sullivan, Mark D ^b   Wickizer, Thomas M ^c   Franklin, Gary M ^a,b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Nationwide inpatient sample; Opioid; Opioid adverse effect; Opioid morbidity; Opioid poisoning; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OPIOID ADVERSE EFFECT; OPIOID MORBIDITY; OPIOID POISONING; PAIN; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE; OPIOID; OPIOID ADVERSE EFFECT; OPIOID MORBIDITY; OPIOID POISONING; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PAIN; POISONING; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84887261268     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22266     Document Type: Article

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