The cardio-metabolic impact of taking commonly prescribed analgesic drugs in 133,401 UK Biobank participants.

<h4>Objective</h4>There has been a significant increase in the prescribing of medication for chronic non-cancer pain. In a UK population sample, we aimed to assess cardio-metabolic (CM) health in those taking these chronic pain medications.<h4>Methods</h4>133,401 participants...

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Main Authors: Sophie Cassidy, Michael I Trenell, Kirstie N Anderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187982