Opioid Medication Practices Observed in Chronic Pain Patients Presenting for All-Causes to Emergency Departments: Prevalence and Impact on Health Care Outcomes

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a significant health problem that affects an estimated 100 million American adults (aged ≥ 18 years). Chronic pain affects more individuals than heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer combined. Chronic pain sufferers cost up to $635 billion annually in medical treatm...

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Autores principales: Ernst, Frank R., Mills, J. Rebecca, Berner, Todd, House, John, Herndon, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402391
http://dx.doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.10.925

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26402391
http://dx.doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.10.925

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