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. 2021 Mar 12;70(10):362-363.
doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7010a3.

Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order - Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018-October 6, 2020

Maryann Mason, Sarah B Welch, Ponni Arunkumar, Lori Ann Post, Joseph M Feinglass

Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order - Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018-October 6, 2020

Maryann Mason et al. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. .
No abstract available

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Weekly number of opioid overdose deaths — Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018–October 6, 2020
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