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Prescribed opioid use is associated with increased all-purpose emergency department visits and hospitalizations in community-dwelling older adults in the United States

BACKGROUND: The geriatric and health characteristics of older adults make them more susceptible to the effects of opioids than younger groups. The number of older adults in the United States visiting the emergency department (ED) and overusing opioids has increased in recent years. Research examinin...

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Autores principales: Ge, Song, Tian, Chong, Wu, Liang, Liu, Minhui, Lu, Haidong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9792694/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36582257
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1092199