Temporal factors associated with opioid prescriptions for patients with pain conditions in an urban emergency department - Smith BC, Vigotsky AD, Apkarian AV, Schnitzer TJ.

IMPORTANCE: Opioid prescriptions for treatment of pain in emergency departments (EDs) are associated with long-term opioid use. The temporal pattern of opioid prescribing in the context of the opioid epidemic remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news