Over-the-counter codeine analgesic misuse and harm: Characteristics of cases in Australia and New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1346, 2011, Pages 29-33

  McAvoy, Brian R ^a   Dobbin, Malcolm D H ^b   Tobin, Claire L ^c  

^a Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services   (Australia)

^b Victorian Department of Health   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; TREATMENT DURATION; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; CODEINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856266065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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