Emergency department visits and overdose deaths from combined use of opioids and benzodiazepines

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 493-501

  Jones, Christopher M ^a   McAninch, Jana K ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; DRUG INTERACTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHILD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941808237     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.03.040     Document Type: Article

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