Guidelines for opioid prescription: Why emergency physicians need support

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 841-842

  Kunins, Hillary V ^a   Farley, Thomas A ^a   Dowell, Deborah ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878679869     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-11-201306040-00631     Document Type: Article

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