Practice variation in opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain in Dutch primary care: A retrospective database study
Background Prescription opioid use has increased steadily in many Western countries over the past two decades, most notably in the US, Canada, and most European countries, including the Netherlands. Especially the increasing use of prescription opioids for chronic non-cancer pain has raised concerns. Most opioids in the Netherlands are prescribed in general practices. However, little is known about variation in opioid prescribing between general practices. To better understand this, we investigated practice variation in opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain between Dutch general practices. Me... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | PLOS ONE ; volume 18, issue 2, page e0282222 ; ISSN 1932-6203 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27448163 |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282222 |