The risk of motor vehicle accidents involving drivers with prescriptions for codeine or tramadol

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 596-599

  Bachs, L C ^a   Engeland, A ^a,b   Morland J G ^a,c   Skurtveit, S ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CODEINE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; TRAMADOL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349107224     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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