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Original Articles

Years of life lost due to unintentional drug overdose relative to the leading underlying causes of death in the United States: a comparative analysis of excess mortality 2017–2019

Stephanie Garciaa OU-Physicians, Department of General Surgery, Tulsa, OK, USA
, MD,
Julie Teaterb Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-1641
, MDORCID Icon,
Candice Trimbleb Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
, BA,
Parker Entrupb Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4550-6537
, BSORCID Icon,
Orman E. Hallc College of Health Sciences and Professions, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA;d National Emerging Threat Initiative, National HIDTA Assistance Center Miami, Miami, FL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7067-763X
, MAORCID Icon &
O. Trent Hallb Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
, DO
Pages 205-209 | Published online: 06 Mar 2023

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