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Older Adults and Opioid Education: Lessons Learned From Experiences in Rural Arkansas

Nearly one-third of all Medicare participants were prescribed an opioid by their physician in 2015 (AARP, 2017) and in 2017, Arkansas had the 2nd highest opioid prescribing rate in the nation (CDC, 2019). Approaching older adults (OA) about opioids and pain management can be a sensitive topic. Educa...

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Autores principales: McAtee, Robin, Tobey, Leah, Hayes, Corey, Spradley, Laura, Kumpuris, Sajni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7740645/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.177