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In-Hospital Illicit Drug Use and Patient-Directed Discharge: Barriers to Care for Patients With Injection-Related Infections
BACKGROUND: Hospitalized persons who inject drugs are at a greater risk of adverse hospital outcomes including discharge against medical advice, inpatient illicit drug use, overdose, and death. However, there are limited data on the frequency and outcomes of these events in the United States. METHOD...
Autores principales: | Eaton, Ellen F, Westfall, Andrew O, McClesky, Brandi, Paddock, Cayce S, Lane, Peter S, Cropsey, Karen L, Lee, Rachael A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7096133/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32258203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa074 |
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