GPs prescribing of strong opioid drugs for patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 617, 2013, Pages

  Seamark, David ^a   Seamark, Clare ^a   Greaves, Colin ^b   Blake, Susan ^a  

^a The Honiton Research Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioids; Physician; Prescribing patterns; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC NON CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; DRUG COST; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS';

EID: 84888796194     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X675403     Document Type: Article

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