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Estimating the Prevalence of Opioid Diversion by “Doctor Shoppers” in the United States

BACKGROUND: Abuse of prescription opioid analgesics is a serious threat to public health, resulting in rising numbers of overdose deaths and admissions to emergency departments and treatment facilities. Absent adequate patient information systems, “doctor shopping” patients can obtain multiple opioi...

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Autores principales: McDonald, Douglas C., Carlson, Kenneth E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714248/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069241