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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |