Opioid prescribing patterns for non-malignant chronic pain for rural versus non-rural US adults: A population-based study using 2010 NAMCS data

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Prunuske, Jacob P ^a   Hill, Catherine A St ^b   Hager, Keri D ^b   Lemieux, Andrine M ^c   Swanoski, Michael T ^b   Anderson, Grant W ^b   Lutfiyya, M Nawal ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; NAMCS data; NMCP; Non malignant chronic pain; Opioids; Rural health

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988660873     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0563-8     Document Type: Article

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