Presentation of prescription and nonprescription opioid overdoses to US Emergency Departments

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2034-2037

  Yokell, Michael A ^a   Delgado, M Kit ^b   Zaller, Nickolas D ^c,d,e   Wang, N Ewen ^f   McGowan, Samuel K ^g   Green, Traci Craig ^d,h  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^h RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919497041     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: 21686114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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