Demographic characteristics and opioid prescribing

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1773-

  Maserejian, Nancy N ^a   McKinlay, John B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LETTER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; NOTE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42249114047     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.15.1773-a     Document Type: Letter

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