Understanding long-term opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain in primary care: A qualitative study

Yes === Background: The place of opioids in the management of chronic, non-cancer pain is limited. Even so their use is escalating, leading to concerns that patients are prescribed strong opioids inappropriately and alternatives to medication are under-used. We aimed to understand the processes wh...

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Main Authors: McCrorie, C., Closs, S.J., House, A., Petty, Duncan R., Ziegler, L., Glidewell, L., West, R., Foy, R.
Language:en
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17517