Prescription of pain medication in prisons: A comparative analysis of younger and older male prisoners

Autor: Wiebke Bretschneider, Bernice Simone Elger, Angelo Belardi, Violet Handtke, Beatrice Annaheim
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Vol. 27, No 9 (2018) pp. 987-994
ISSN: 1053-8569
DOI: 10.1002/pds.4573
Popis: PURPOSE In prison populations, treating pain is particularly challenging, especially for the growing number of older prisoners. The objective was to find out about prevalence, frequency, and types of pain medications prescribed to older prisoners (≥50 years) in comparison with younger prisoners (
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