Cohort profile: development and characteristics of a retrospective cohort of individuals dispensed prescription opioids for non-cancer pain in British Columbia, Canada

PURPOSE: Prescription opioids (POs) are widely prescribed for chronic non-cancer pain but are associated with several risks and limited long-term benefit. Large, linked data sources are needed to monitor their harmful effects. We developed and characterised a retrospective cohort of people dispensed...

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Autores principales: Wilton, James, Chong, Mei, Abdia, Younathan, Purssell, Roy, MacInnes, Aaron, Gomes, Tara, Dart, Richard C, Balshaw, Robert F, Otterstatter, Michael, Wong, Stanley, Yu, Amanda, Alvarez, Maria, Janjua, Naveed Zafar, Buxton, Jane A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8051385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33849849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043586

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8051385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33849849
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043586

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