Rethinking opioid prescribing to protect patient safety and public health

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1865-1866

  Alexander, G Caleb ^a,b,c   Kruszewski, Stefan P ^d   Webster, Daniel W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Stefan P Kruszewski MD and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84868648753     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.14282     Document Type: Short Survey

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