Differential prescribing of opioid analgesics according to physician specialty for Medicaid patients with chronic noncancer pain diagnoses

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 179-185

  Ringwalt, Chris ^a,b   Gugelmann, Hallam ^c   Garrettson, Mariana ^a   Dasgupta, Nabarun ^a,d   Chung, Arlene E ^a,e   Proescholdbell, Scott K ^f   Skinner, Asheley Cockrell ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^f Chronic Disease and Injury Section   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic noncancer pain; Medicaid; Medical specialties; Opioids; Prescribing patterns

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NONCANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RACE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906227080     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/857952     Document Type: Article

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