Open AccessPediatric drug overdose mortality: contextual and policy effects for children under 12 years
Author(s) -
Brian C. Kelly,
Mike Vuolo,
Laura C. Frizzell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1530-0447
pISSN - 0031-3998
DOI - 10.1038/s41390-021-01567-7
Subject(s) - medicine , drug overdose , socioeconomic status , welfare , mortality rate , injury prevention , poison control , demography , emergency medicine , environmental health , pediatrics , population , sociology , political science , law
We determine trends in fatal pediatric drug overdose from 1999 to 2018 and describe the influence of contextual factors and policies on such overdoses.