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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Unintentional Fatal and Nonfatal Emergency Medical Services–Attended Opioid Overdoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia

Utsha G. Khatri, Lia Pizzicato, Kendra Viner, Emily Bobyock, Monica Sun, Zachary F. Meisel, Eugenia C. South

JAMA Network Open · 2021 · 123 citations · 4 references

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This cross-sectional study describes the differential associations of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with opioid-related overdoses among racial/ethnic groups in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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