Determinants of prescribing meperidine compared to morphine in hospitalized patients

Pain

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 337-342

  Panda, Mukta ^a   Desbiens, Norman ^a   Doshi, Neema ^a   Sheldon, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitalized patients; Meperidine; Morphine; Pain; Prescribing; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK;

EID: 3242708654     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.04.016     Document Type: Article

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