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Death after emergency department visits for opioid overdose in British Columbia: a retrospective cohort analysis

Jessica Moe, Mei Chong, Bin Zhao, Frank X. Scheuermeyer, Roy Purssell and Amanda Slaunwhite
March 17, 2021 9 (1) E242-E251; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200169
Jessica Moe
Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Purssell), Vancouver General Hospital; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Moe, Chong, Zhao, Slaunwhite); Department of Emergency Medicine (Scheuermeyer), St. Paul’s Hospital; British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (Purssell); Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Scheuermeyer, Purssell), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Purssell), Vancouver General Hospital; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Moe, Chong, Zhao, Slaunwhite); Department of Emergency Medicine (Scheuermeyer), St. Paul’s Hospital; British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (Purssell); Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Scheuermeyer, Purssell), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Purssell), Vancouver General Hospital; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Moe, Chong, Zhao, Slaunwhite); Department of Emergency Medicine (Scheuermeyer), St. Paul’s Hospital; British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (Purssell); Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Scheuermeyer, Purssell), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Purssell), Vancouver General Hospital; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Moe, Chong, Zhao, Slaunwhite); Department of Emergency Medicine (Scheuermeyer), St. Paul’s Hospital; British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (Purssell); Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Scheuermeyer, Purssell), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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vol. 9 no. 1 E242-E251
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20200169
PubMed 
33731425
History 
  • Published online March 17, 2021.
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  1. Jessica Moe, MD MSc,
  2. Mei Chong, MSc,
  3. Bin Zhao, MSc,
  4. Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD MHSc,
  5. Roy Purssell, MD,
  6. Amanda Slaunwhite, PhD
  1. Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Purssell), Vancouver General Hospital; British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (Moe, Chong, Zhao, Slaunwhite); Department of Emergency Medicine (Scheuermeyer), St. Paul’s Hospital; British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre (Purssell); Department of Emergency Medicine (Moe, Scheuermeyer, Purssell), The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
  1. Correspondence to: Jessica Moe, jessica.moe{at}ubc.ca
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Jessica Moe, Mei Chong, Bin Zhao, Frank X. Scheuermeyer, Roy Purssell, Amanda Slaunwhite
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