Trends and characteristics of pethidine use in Taiwan: a six-year-long survey

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the trends and characteristics of pethidine prescriptions and users in Taiwan from 2002 to 2007. METHOD: All pethidine users (n = 3,301,136) in Taiwan from 2002 to 2007 were linked to National Health Insurance claims to identify pethidine prescriptions. We examined the tre...

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Main Authors: Hsueh-Hsing Pan, Chung-Yi Li, Tso-Chou Lin, Ju-O Wang, Shung-Tai Ho, Kwua-Yun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-07-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322012000700008