Prescription Opioids for Occupational Injury: Results from Workers' Compensation Claims Records
Open Access
- 1 September 2014
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Pain Medicine
- Vol. 15 (9) , 1549-1557
Abstract
Objective. The objective of this study is to identify the prevalence of opioid prescription use in an Australian workers' compensation population and aKeywords
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