Provider Bias in prescribing opioid analgesics: a study of electronic medical Records at a Hospital Emergency Department
Abstract Background Physicians do not prescribe opioid analgesics for pain treatment equally across groups, and such disparities may pose significant public health concerns. Although research suggests that institutional constraints and cultural stereotypes influence doctors’ treatment of pain, prior...
Main Authors: | Lisa A. Keister, Chad Stecher, Brian Aronson, William McConnell, Joshua Hustedt, James W. Moody |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11551-9 |
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