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Vital Signs: Variation Among States in Prescribing of Opioid Pain Relievers and Benzodiazepines — United States, 2012

BACKGROUND: Overprescribing of opioid pain relievers (OPR) can result in multiple adverse health outcomes, including fatal overdoses. Interstate variation in rates of prescribing OPR and other prescription drugs prone to abuse, such as benzodiazepines, might indicate areas where prescribing patterns...

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Autores principales: Paulozzi, Leonard J., Mack, Karin A., Hockenberry, Jason M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: U.S. Centers for Disease Control 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24990489