Attitudes and self-reported practices of hand surgeons regarding prescription opioid use

Hand

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 789-795

  Menendez, Mariano E ^a   Mellema, Jos J ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Attitudes; Complications; Dependence; Hand surgeons; Opioids; Patient safety; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947029010     PISSN: 15589447     EISSN: 15589455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11552-015-9768-5     Document Type: Article

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