Opioid prescribing habits of physicians in Kwara State, Nigeria.
CONCLUSION: Opioid prescription rate for patients with moderate-severe pain is low possibly due to myths and misconceptions about their adverse effects.
FUNDING: International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) Initiative for Improving Pain Education Grant awarded to Dr. K.W. Wahab in 2011.
PMID: 27635092 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research
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