Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl - United States, July 2020-June 2021

Overview

Journal MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep

Date 2022 Sep 29

PMID 36173752

Authors

Jessica Bitting

Julie ODonnell

Christine L Mattson

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