A qualitative evidence synthesis to explore healthcare professionals’ experience of prescribing opioids to adults with chronic non-malignant pain

Abstract Background Despite recent guidelines suggesting that patients with chronic non-malignant pain might not benefit, there has been a significant rise in opioid prescription for chronic non-malignant pain. This topic is important because an increasing number of HCPs are prescribing opioids desp...

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Main Authors: Fran Toye, Kate Seers, Stephanie Tierney, Karen Louise Barker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0663-8