Prescribed opioids in primary care: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of influence of patient and practice characteristics

ObjectivesTo examine trends in opioid prescribing in primary care, identify patient and general practice characteristics associated with long-term and stronger opioid prescribing, and identify associations with changes in opioid prescribing.DesignTrend, cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of r...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 6; no. 5; p. e010276
Main Authors:	Foy, Robbie, Leaman, Ben, McCrorie, Carolyn, Petty, Duncan, House, Allan, Bennett, Michael, Carder, Paul, Faulkner, Simon, Glidewell, Liz, West, Robert
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 13.05.2016 BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Analgesics Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Cancer Cross-Sectional Studies Drug dosages Drug Prescriptions - statistics & numerical data England Family Practice - trends Female General practice / Family practice Humans Male Middle Aged Mortality Narcotics Pain management Performance management Population Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data Primary care Trends Young Adult United Kingdom > UK Prescribing Variations Opioids Primary
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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