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Original Research

The impact of obesity in patients hospitalized with opioid/opiate overdose

Paul Archibalda Department of Social Work, School of Health Sciences, City University of New York, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-5292
, DrPH, LCSW-CORCID Icon,
Kavitha Subramoneyb Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, IN, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5229-8273
, MDORCID Icon,
Hind A. Beydounc Department of Research Programs, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4984-4429
, PhD, MPHORCID Icon &
Ché Matthew Harrisd Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8010-9449
, MD, MS, FACPORCID Icon
Pages 253-259 | Published online: 02 Jul 2021

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