Chronic pain and use of opioids: A population-based pharmacoepidemiological study from the Norwegian Prescription Database and the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

Pain

Volumn 155, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1213-1221

  Fredheim, Olav Magnus S ^a,b,c   Mahic, Milada ^d   Skurtveit, Svetlana ^d,e   Dale, Ola ^a,b   Romundstad, Pål ^f   Borchgrevink, Petter C ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic nonmalignant pain; Epidemiology; HUNT; Opioid; Pharmacoepidemiology

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORWAY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84902343802     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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