Association of age and opioid use for adolescents and young adults in community emergency department...
Association of age and opioid use for adolescents and young adults in community emergency departments
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United States: Elsevier Inc
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English
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United States: Elsevier Inc
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AbstractObjectivesAdolescents and young adults are at high risk for opioid misuse and abuse. The emergency department (ED) plays a key role in treatment of acute and chronic pain and is a primary place that this patient population is exposed to prescription opioids. We evaluate the effect of patient age on use of opioids for adolescents and young a...
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Association of age and opioid use for adolescents and young adults in community emergency departments
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2179217898
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2179217898
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0735-6757
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1532-8171
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10.1016/j.ajem.2018.10.021
