Racial differences in opioid use for chronic nonmalignant pain.

2005128 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Ian Chen · Eastern Virginia Medical School

James Kurz

Mark Pasanen · University of Vermont

Charles Faselis · George Washington University

Mukta Panda · University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Lisa J. Staton · East Carolina University

Jane O’Rorke · The University of Texas at San Antonio

Abstract

Equal treatment by race occurs in nonopioid-related therapies, but white patients are more likely than black patients to be treated with opioids. Further studies are needed to better explain this racial difference and define its effect on patient outcomes.

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Pain Management and Opioid Use Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

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Published in: PubMed

Volume 20, Issue 7, pp. 593-8

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0106.x

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.92

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Racial differences in opioid use for chronic nonmalignant pain.

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