Use of prescribed opioids by children and adolescents: Differences between Denmark, Norway and Sweden

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1095-1100

  Mahic, M ^a   Fredheim, O M ^b,c,d   Borchgrevink, P C ^b,c   Skurtveit, S ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENMARK; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NORWAY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939825068     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.632     Document Type: Article

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