The prevalence of and exact indications for daily opioid use among aged home care clients with and without dementia

BACKGROUND: The increasing trend of opioid use for non-malignant pain among older people has raised concerns about whether opioids are used for appropriate indications. On the other hand, pain in patients with dementia may be undertreated. AIMS: To examine the prevalence of and indications for daily...

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Autores principales: Mörttinen-Vallius, Heidi, Hartikainen, Sirpa, Seinelä, Lauri, Jämsen, Esa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01627-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32613548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01627-8

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