Improving Opioid Prescribing
Authors:
- David N. JuurlinkDJDavid N. Juurlink
- Irfan A. DhallaIDIrfan A. Dhalla
- Lewis S. NelsonLNLewis S. Nelson
- 6 March 2013
- journal article
- viewpoint
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 309 (9) , 879-880
Abstract
On January 10, 2013, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced new guidelines for the prescribing of opioid analgesics to patients being discharged from tKeywords
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