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Use of power-law analysis to predict abuse or diversion of prescribed medications: proof-of-concept mathematical exploration

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a proof-of-concept study comparing Lorenz-curve analysis (LCA) with power-law (exponential function) analysis (PLA), by applying segmented regression modeling to 1-year prescription claims data for three medications—alprazolam, opioids, and gabapentin—to predict abuse and/or di...

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Autores principales: Fairman, Kathleen A., Peckham, Alyssa M., Rucker, Michael L., Rucker, Jonah H., Sclar, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30064519
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3632-y