Emergency department visits by pediatric patients for poisoning by prescription opioids

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 550-555

  Tadros, Allison ^a   Layman, Shelley M ^a   Davis, Stephen M ^a   Bozeman, Rachel ^a   Davidov, Danielle M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent prescription opioids; Emergency visits; pediatrics; poisonings

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978027738     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2016.1194851     Document Type: Article

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