Trends in Opioid Analgesic-Prescribing Rates by Specialty, U.S., 2007-2012.

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Abstract

Opioid analgesic prescriptions are driving trends in drug overdoses, but little is known about prescribing patterns among medical specialties. We conducted this study to examine the opioid-prescribing patterns of the medical specialties over time.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Prev Med

Title: American journal of preventive medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-2607

ISSN (Print): 0749-3797

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2015

Volume: 49

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: xew6@cdc.gov.

[2 ] Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia.

[3 ] Division of Analysis, Research, and Practice Integration, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia.

[4 ] Office of Public Health Strategy and Analysis, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Publisher Item ID: S0749-3797(15)00089-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.020

PubMed ID: 25896191

SO-VID: cc757173-fae1-4d35-92d4-a410aa5177b2

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