Use of prescription opioids among patients with rheumatic diseases compared to patients with hypertension in the USA: a retrospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: Long-term opioid prescribing has increased amid concerns over effectiveness and safety of its use. We examined long-term prescription opioid use among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), co...

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Autores principales: Chen, Sarah K, Feldman, Candace H, Brill, Gregory, Lee, Yvonne C, Desai, Rishi J, Kim, Seoyoung C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6589005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31221884
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027495