Prescribing of Strong Opioid Analgesics by UK Primary Care Physicians from 2000 to 2010

Background: An increasing trend in opioid prescribing over the past 10 years has been reported, and this trend was associated with increasing incidences of dependence and misuse, healthcare resources consumption and death rate in the United States. However, little is known about the opioids pre...

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Main Authors: Zin, Che Suraya, Chen, Li-Chia, Knaggs, Roger D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2012
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