Characteristics and outcomes of patients discharged from the opioid renewal clinic at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-139

  Becker, William C ^a   Meghani, Salimah H ^b   Barth, Kelly S ^b   Wiedemer, Nancy ^a   Gallagher, Rollin M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG ABUSE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIOID RENEWAL CLINIC; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66549125236     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490902772496     Document Type: Article

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