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Assessing the prevalence of non-medical prescription opioid use in the Canadian general adult population: evidence of large variation depending on survey questions used

BACKGROUND: Morbidity and mortality related to Prescription Opioid Analgesics (POAs) have been rising sharply in North America. Non-Medical Prescription Opioid Use (NMPOU) in the general population is a key indicator of POA-related harm, yet the role of question item design for best NMPOU prevalence...

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Autores principales: Shield, Kevin D, Ialomiteanu, Anca, Fischer, Benedikt, Rehm, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23286378
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-6