Prescription practices involving opioid analgesics among Americans with Medicaid, 2010

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 182-198

  Mack, Karin A ^a   Zhang, Kun ^a   Paulozzi, Leonard ^a   Jones, Christopher ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid; Opioids; Overdose; Prescription drugs

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924362050     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0009     Document Type: Article

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