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Doctor Shopping Behavior and the Diversion of Prescription Opioids

OBJECTIVES: “Doctor shopping” as a means of prescription opioid diversion is examined. The number and percentage of prescriptions and morphine-equivalent milligrams diverted in this manner are estimated by state and molecule for the period 2008-2012. METHODS: Eleven billion prescriptions with unique...

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Autor principal: Simeone, Ronald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28469426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1178221817696077