Geographic and specialty distribution of US physicians trained to treat opioid use disorder

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-26

  Rosenblatt, Roger A ^a   Andrilla, C Holly A ^a   Catlin, Mary ^a,b   Larson, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Opiate addiction; Opiate substitution treatment; Opioid treatment programs; Primary health care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE PLUS NALOXONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; RURAL POPULATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BUPRENORPHINE; BUPRENORPHINE, NALOXONE DRUG COMBINATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84920982564     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1735     Document Type: Article

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