Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8725080 Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2018 14 Pages PDF
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In an analysis of primary care patients with IBD in England, we found prescriptions for opiate drugs to have increased significantly from 1990 through 2013. Heavy use of strong opiates among patients with IBD associates with increased all-cause premature mortality.
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Increasing Prescription of Opiates and Mortality in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in England
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