Deciphering suicide and other manners of death associated with drug intoxication: A centers for disease control and prevention consultation meeting summary

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1233-1239

  Stone, Deborah M ^a   Holland, Kristin M ^a   Bartholow, Brad ^a   Logan, Joseph E ^a   LiKamWa McIntosh, Wendy ^a   Trudeau, Aimee ^a   Rockett, Ian R H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85024389412     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303863     Document Type: Review

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