Cohort Study of the Impact of High-dose Opioid Analgesics on Overdose Mortality
Open Access
- 1 August 2015
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Pain Medicine
- Vol. 17 (1), 85-98
- https://doi.org/10.1111/pme.12907
Abstract
Objective. Previous studies examining opioid dose and overdose risk provide limited granularity by milligram strength and instead rely on thresholds.Keywords
Funding Information
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U01CE002162)
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (24741)
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