| Title | The Association Between Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy and All-Cause Mortality. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Gaither, Julie R., Joseph L. Goulet, William C. Becker, Stephen Crystal, Jennifer E. Edelman, Kirsha Gordon, Robert D. Kerns, David Rimland, Melissa Skanderson, Amy C. Justice, and David A. Fiellin |
| Journal | Journal of general internal medicine |
| Date Published | 2016 Feb 3 |
| ISSN | 1525-1497 |
| Abstract | For patients receiving long-term opioid therapy (LtOT), the impact of guideline-concordant care on important clinical outcomes-notably mortality-is largely unknown, even among patients with a high comorbidity and mortality burden (e.g., HIV-infected patients). Our objective was to determine the association between receipt of guideline-concordant LtOT and 1-year all-cause mortality. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11606-015-3571-4 |
| Alternate Journal | J Gen Intern Med |
