Gender Differences in Emergency Department Visits and Detox Referrals for Illicit and Nonmedical Use of Opioids

Introduction: Visits to the emergency department (ED) for use of illicit drugs and opioids have increased in the past decade. In the ED, little is known about how gender may play a role in drug-related visits and referrals to treatment. This study performs gender-based comparison analyses of drug-re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hyeon-Ju Ryoo, Esther K. Choo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3ck3k1rw