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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 12/2013

01-12-2013 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Joynt et al., The Impact of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Race on the Prescribing of Opioids in Emergency Departments Throughout the United States

Author: Lorna Simon, MA

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 12/2013

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This study used data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) between 2006 and 2009 to examine the prescription of opioids for moderate to severe pain in emergency departments across the United States.1 Patients from poorer neighborhoods and African-Americans and Latinos were less likely to be prescribed opioids. The effects for race and ethnicity persisted even when neighborhood factors were controlled. …
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Title
Capsule Commentary on Joynt et al., The Impact of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Race on the Prescribing of Opioids in Emergency Departments Throughout the United States
Author
Lorna Simon, MA
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 12/2013
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2547-5

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