Pain in older adults is associated with increased health care utilization in hospitals,
emergency departments (EDs), and outpatient settings.
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This is especially true as older adults approach death.
- Weiss A.J.
- Wier L.M.
- Stocks C.
- Blanchard J.
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Opioid prescriptions are frequently initiated for individuals receiving end-of-life
care through hospice
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; however, similar trends have not been established in different practice models.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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