Changes in opioid prescribing for chronic pain in washington state

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 394-400

  Franklin, Gary M ^a,b,d,g,i   Fulton Kehoe, Deborah ^c   Turner, Judith A ^e,f   Sullivan, Mark D ^a   Wickizer, Thomas M ^a,h  

^a Departments of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Health Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Department of Labor and Industries ^*  (United States)

^e Departments of Neurology Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^f NW University Medical School   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Nurse practitioners; Opioids; Physicians; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSULTATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880975960     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120274     Document Type: Article

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