Tramadol and the risk of fracture in an elderly female population: a cost utility assessment with comparison to transdermal buprenorphine

INTRODUCTION: Opioid treatment for chronic pain is a known risk factor for falls and/or fractures in elderly patients. The latter cause a significant cost to the National Health Service and the Personal Social Services in the UK. Tramadol has a higher risk of fractures than some other opioid analges...

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Autores principales: Hirst, Alexander, Knight, Chris, Hirst, Matt, Dunlop, Will, Akehurst, Ron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10198-015-0673-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25861916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10198-015-0673-1

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