Unclassified Drug Overdose Deaths in the Opioid Crisis: Emerging Patterns of Inequity

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Presents a study that explores correlations between certain geographic, economic, or demographic characteristics and missing data pertaining to drug overdose deaths. Looks at unclassified drug overdose deaths and breaks down data by sex, age, race, and economic status, among other factors. Depicts overdose mortality data in nationwide, county-level maps.

Andrew J Boslett, Alina Denham, Elaine L Hill, Meredith C B Adams

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 26(8-9), 767–777

08/2019

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Health disparities · Illicit drug use · Mortality · Prescription drug misuse · Racial and ethnic groups · Statistics and data