Geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the U.S.

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 988-996

  McDonald, Douglas C ^a   Carlson, Kenneth ^a   Izrael, David ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

geographic variation; Opioids; prescribing; prevalence

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; PAIN; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866917870     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.07.007     Document Type: Article

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