Physician variation in opioid prescribing: the importance of sex and gender
BMJ Qual Saf
.
2022 May;31(5):331-333.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013697.
Epub 2021 Nov 1.
Authors
Paula Rochon
1
2
3
,
Parya Borhani
4
5
,
Jennifer Akerman
4
6
,
Anamika Mishra
7
Affiliations
1
Women's Age Lab and Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada paula.rochon@wchospital.ca.
2
Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
3
RTOERO Chair, Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
4
Women's Age Lab and Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
5
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
6
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
7
Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
PMID:
34725229
DOI:
10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013697
No abstract available
Keywords:
antibiotic management; clinical microsystem; health policy.
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Analgesics, Opioid* / therapeutic use
Drug Prescriptions
Female
Humans
Male
Physicians*
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
United States
Substances
Analgesics, Opioid