The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status and race on the prescribing of opioids in emergency departments throughout the united states

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1604-1610

  Joynt, Michael ^a   Train, Meghan K ^a   Robbins, Brett W ^a   Halterman, Jill S ^a   Caiola, Enrico ^a   Fortuna, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

controlled medication; disparities; opioid; pain control

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890430735     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2516-z     Document Type: Article

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