The Impact of Opioid Risk Reduction Initiatives on High-Dose Opioid Prescribing for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy

Journal of Pain

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-110

  Von Korff, Michael ^a   Dublin, Sascha ^a,b   Walker, Rod L ^a   Parchman, Michael ^a   Shortreed, Susan M ^a,b   Hansen, Ryan N ^b   Saunders, Kathleen ^a  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; Key words Opioids; practice change

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OPIOID THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84951779188     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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