Nonmedical opioid pain relievers and all-cause mortality: A 27-year follow-up from the epidemiologic catchment area study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 509-516

  Cottler, Linda B ^a   Hu, Hui ^a   Smallwood, Bryan A ^a   Anthony, James C ^b   Wu, Li Tzy ^c   Eaton, William W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959046739     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302961     Document Type: Article

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