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Can patient and fracture factors predict opioid dependence following upper extremity fractures?: a retrospective review

BACKGROUND: Since the early 1990s, opioids have been used as a mainstay for pain management surrounding fracture injuries. As opioid dependence has become a major public health issue, it is important to understand what factors can leave patients vulnerable. The purpose of this study was to examine w...

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Autores principales: Sabesan, Vani Janaki, Chatha, Kiran, Goss, Lucas, Ghisa, Claudia, Gilot, Gregory
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31558160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-019-1233-7