Illnesses and deaths among persons attending an electronic dance-music festival — New York City, 2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 50, 2014, Pages 1195-1198

  Ridpath, Alison ^a,b   Driver, Cynthia R ^a   Nolan, Michelle L ^a   Karpati, Adam ^a   Kass, Daniel ^a   Paone, Denise ^a   Jakubowski, Andrea ^a   Hoffman, Robert S ^a   Nelson, Lewis S ^a   Kunins, Hillary V ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLONE; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; DANCING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COCAINE; DANCING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MUSIC; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEW YORK CITY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919383992     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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