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SUBMITTER: Rose AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6448572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rose Adam J AJ McBain Ryan R Schuler Megan S MS LaRochelle Marc R MR Ganz David A DA Kilambi Vikram V Stein Bradley D BD Bernson Dana D Chui Kenneth Kwan Ho KKH Land Thomas T Walley Alexander Y AY Stopka Thomas J TJ
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 20181124 1
<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine the effect of age on the likelihood of PIP of opioids and the effect of PIP on adverse outcomes.<h4>Design</h4>Retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Data from multiple state agencies in Massachusetts from 2011 to 2015.<h4>Participants</h4>Adult Massachusetts residents (N=3,078,163) who received at least one prescription opioid during the study period; approximately half (1,589,365) aged 50 and older.<h4>Measurements</h4>We measured exposure to 5 types of PIP: h ...[more]