A pharmacoepidemiological cohort study of subjects starting strong opioids for nonmalignant pain: A study from the Norwegian Prescription Database

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2487-2493

  Fredheim, Olav Magnus S ^a,b,c   Borchgrevink, Petter C ^a,b   Mahic, Milada ^d   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^d,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic nonmalignant pain; Cohort study; Opioids; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; KETOBEMIDONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; REMIFENTANIL; SCOPOLAMINE; SUFENTANIL; TRAMADOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NURSING HOME; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; AGE; AGED; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84886245581     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.07.033     Document Type: Article

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