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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;128(1):16-18.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003902.

The More You Know: Identifying Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality Related to Opioid Overdose Can Drive Progress in the Opioid Health Crisis

Andrea L Nicol  1 , Douglas A Colquhoun  2 , Chad M Brummett  2
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Editorial

The More You Know: Identifying Factors Associated With Inpatient Mortality Related to Opioid Overdose Can Drive Progress in the Opioid Health Crisis

Andrea L Nicol et al. Anesth Analg. 2019 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: See Disclosures at the end of the article.

DISCLOSURES

Name: Andrea L. Nicol, MD, MS.

Contribution: This author helped review the literature and prepare the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest: A. L. Nicol is a consultant for Heron Therapeutics.

Name: Douglas A. Colquhoun, MBChB, MSc, MPH.

Contribution: This author helped review the literature and prepare the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest: None.

Name: Chad M. Brummett, MD.

Contribution: This author helped review the literature and prepare the manuscript.

Conflicts of Interest: C. M. Brummett is a consultant for Heron Therapeutics and Recro Pharma.

This manuscript was handled by: Honorio T. Benzon, MD.

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