Sex differences in the medical care of VA patients with chronic non-cancer pain

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1839-1847

  Weimer, Melissa B ^a   Macey, Tara A ^b   Nicolaidis, Christina ^a   Dobscha, Steven K ^b,c   Duckart, Jonathan P ^c   Morasco, Benjamin J ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic Opioid Therapy; Chronic Pain; Sex Differences; Veteran Women

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CHRONIC NON CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VETERAN;

CHRONIC OPIOID THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; SEX DIFFERENCES; VETERAN WOMEN;

ANALGESICS; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84890234529     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12177     Document Type: Article

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