National Trends in Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescent, 1997 to 2012
Hospitalizations for Opioid Poisonings Among Children and Adolescents | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA Pediatrics | The JAMA Network This retrospective analysis of 13 052 national hospital discharge records found that pediatric hospitalizations for opioid poisonings increased nearly 2-fold from 1997 to 2012. Hospitalization rates were highest in older adolescents, but the largest percentage increase in hospitalizations over time occurred among the youngest children (toddlers and preschoolers).
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JAMA Network - Julie R. Gaither
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November 30, 2016
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http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2571466