Comparing measures of centrality in bipartite patient-prescriber networks: A study of drug seeking for opioid analgesics.

Visiting multiple prescribers is a common method for obtaining prescription opioids for nonmedical use and has played an important role in fueling the United States opioid epidemic, leading to increased drug use disorder and overdose. Recent studies show that centrality of the bipartite network form...

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Main Authors: Kai-Cheng Yang, Brian Aronson, Meltem Odabas, Yong-Yeol Ahn, Brea L Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0273569&type=printable