Long-term opioid therapy, aberrant behaviors, and substance misuse: Comparison of patients treated by resident and attending physicians in a general medical clinic

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 153-160

  Colburn, Jessica L ^a   Jasinski, Donald R ^b   Rastegar, Darius A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Opioid related disorders

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANCER PAIN; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84864773961     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2012.0111     Document Type: Article

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