Receipt of opioid analgesics by HIV-infected and uninfected patients

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-90

  Edelman, E Jennifer ^a,b   Gordon, Kirsha ^c   Becker, William C ^a,c   Goulet, Joseph L ^a,c   Skanderson, Melissa ^c,f   Gaither, Julie R ^b   Brennan Braden, Jennifer ^d   Gordon, Adam J ^e,f   Kerns, Robert D ^a,c   Justice, Amy C ^a,b,c   Fiellin, David A ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; narcotics; opioid; pain; veterans

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE SULFATE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TAPENTADOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84872499650     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2189-z     Document Type: Article

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