Patterns of analgesic use to relieve tooth pain among residents in British Columbia, Canada.

The use of prescription opioids has increased dramatically in Canada in recent decades. This rise in opioid prescriptions has been accompanied by increasing rates of opioid-related abuse and addiction, creating serious public health challenges in British Columbia (BC), one of Canada's most popu...

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Main Authors: Jamie Moeller, Julie Farmer, Carlos Quiñonez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5411044?pdf=render