Urban scaling of opioid overdose deaths in the USA: a cross-sectional study in three periods between 2005 and 2017.

Priscila Melissa Honorato MullacheryStephen LankenauAna V Diez RouxRan LiRosie Mae HensonUsama Bilal

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Opioid overdose mortality in the USA was disproportionately higher in mid-sized and large CZs, particularly those affected by declines in population over time, regardless of the region where they are located.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
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physical activity
cardiovascular disease
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coronary artery disease