Title |
Characteristics of Opioid-Users Whose Death Was Related to Opioid-Toxicity: A Population-Based Study in Ontario, Canada
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0060600 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Parvaz Madadi, Doris Hildebrandt, Albert E. Lauwers, Gideon Koren |
Abstract |
The impact of the prescription opioid public health crisis has been illustrated by the dramatic increase in opioid-related deaths in North America. We aimed to identify patterns and characteristics amongst opioid-users whose cause of death was related to opioid toxicity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 7 | 33% |
United States | 5 | 24% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 10% |
Myanmar | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 6 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 15 | 71% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 24% |
Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 194 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Japan | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 190 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 32 | 16% |
Student > Master | 28 | 14% |
Other | 22 | 11% |
Researcher | 21 | 11% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 11% |
Other | 37 | 19% |
Unknown | 33 | 17% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 27% |
Social Sciences | 21 | 11% |
Psychology | 19 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 9% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 5% |
Other | 39 | 20% |
Unknown | 35 | 18% |