Primary care providers' perspective on prescribing opioids to older adults with chronic non-cancer pain: A qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Spitz, Aerin ^a   Moore, Alison A ^b   Papaleontiou, Maria ^c   Granieri, Evelyn ^d   Turner, Barbara J ^e   Reid, M ^f  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PAIN; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE;

EID: 79960250214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-35     Document Type: Review

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