Multiple fentanyl overdoses — New Haven, Connecticut, June 23, 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 107-111

  Tomassoni, Anthony J ^a   Hawk, Kathryn F ^a   Jubanyik, Karen ^a   Nogee, Daniel P ^a   Durant, Thomas ^a   Lynch, Kara L ^b   Patel, Rushaben ^a   Dinh, David ^a   Ulrich, Andrew ^a   D’Onofrio, Gail ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NALOXONE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CONNECTICUT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE;

EID: 85011827520     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mm6604a4     Document Type: Article

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