Multidimensional Tensor Scan for Drug Overdose Surveillance
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Multidimensional Tensor Scan for Drug Overdose Surveillance
Introduction Drug overdoses are an increasingly serious problem in the United States and worldwide. The CDC estimates that 47,055 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2014, 61% of which involved opioids (including heroin, pain relievers such as oxycodone, and synthetics).1 Overdose deaths involving opioids increased 3-fold from 2000 to 2014.1 These statistics motivate public he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1947-2579
DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7598