Prescription opioid abuse in the emergency department

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 770-782

  Wilsey, Barth L ^a,b   Fishman, Scott M ^c,d   Ogden, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANCHCS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d American Academy of Pain Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32144435081     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2005.tb00543.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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