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Methodological Complexities in Quantifying Rates of Fatal Opioid-Related Overdose

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Effective responses to the US opioid overdose epidemic rely on accurate and timely drug overdose mortality data, which are generated from medicolegal death investigations (MDI) and certifications of overdose deaths. We identify nuances of MDI and certification of overdose deaths t...

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Autores principales: Slavova, Svetla, Delcher, Chris, Buchanich, Jeannine M., Bunn, Terry L., Goldberger, Bruce A., Costich, Julia F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6559129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31259141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40471-019-00201-9