Open AccessEffects of Prescription Opioid Use on Traumatic Brain Injury Risk in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Anthony V. Herrera,
Linda Wastila,
Jessica Brown,
Hegang Chen,
Steven Gambert,
Jennifer S. Albrecht
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of head trauma rehabilitation/journal of head trauma rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1550-509X
pISSN - 0885-9701
DOI - 10.1097/htr.0000000000000716
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , medical prescription , medicine , opioid , anesthesia , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor
The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) associated with opioid use among older adult Medicare beneficiaries.