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