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Fatal overdoses involving hydromorphone and morphine among inpatients: a case series

Amanda Lowe, Michael Hamilton, Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc, Jessica Ma, Irfan Dhalla and Nav Persaud
March 02, 2017 5 (1) E184-E189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20160013
Amanda Lowe
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Michael Hamilton
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Jessica Ma
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Irfan Dhalla
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Nav Persaud
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario (Lowe), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (Hamilton, Greenall, Ma); St. Michael's Hospital, Health Quality Ontario and Department of Medicine and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto (Dhalla); Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, and Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto (Persaud), Toronto, Ont.
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Fatal overdoses involving hydromorphone and morphine among inpatients: a case series
Amanda Lowe, Michael Hamilton, Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc, Jessica Ma, Irfan Dhalla, Nav Persaud
Mar 2017, 5 (1) E184-E189; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160013

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Amanda Lowe, Michael Hamilton, Julie Greenall BScPhm MHSc, Jessica Ma, Irfan Dhalla, Nav Persaud
Mar 2017, 5 (1) E184-E189; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20160013
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