Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice

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Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice

Background: This study replicates a previous postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) to explore whether attitudes to opioid prescribing have changed at a time when the number of opioid prescriptions issued in primary care has increased. Methods: With permission, a 57-item survey instrument p...

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Main Authors:	Blake, Holly, Leighton, Paul, van der Walt, Gerrie, Ravenscroft, Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	SAGE 2015
Subjects:	chronic pain; general practice; opioids; prescribing practice analgesics
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39015/

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