Spatial-temporal trends in the risk of illicit drug toxicity death in British Columbia

Spatial-temporal trends in the risk of illicit drug toxicity death in British Columbia

Abstract Background Illicit drug poisoning (overdose) continues to be an important public health problem with overdose-related deaths currently recorded at an unprecedented level. Understanding the geographic variations in fatal overdose mortality is necessary to avoid disproportionate risk resultin...

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Main Authors: Kevin Hu, Brian Klinkenberg, Wen Qi Gan, Amanda K. Slaunwhite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Overdose
Harm reduction
Healthcare access
Generalized additive models
GIS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14586-8

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