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    • Using medical examiner case narratives to improve opioid overdose surveillance. 

      Hurstak, E; Rowe, C; Turner, C; Behar, E; Cabugao, R; Lemos, NP; Burke, C; Coffin, P (Elsevier, 2018-01-30)
      BACKGROUND: Current opioid overdose mortality surveillance methods do not capture the complexity of the overdose epidemic. Most rely on death certificates, which may underestimate both opioid analgesic and heroin deaths. ...