Cohort profile: development and characteristics of a retrospective cohort of individuals dispensed prescription opioids for non-cancer pain in British Columbia, Canada.

James WiltonMei ChongYounathan AbdiaRoy PurssellAaron MacInnesTara GomesRichard C DartRobert F BalshawMichael OtterstatterStanley WongAmanda YuMaria AlvarezNaveed Zafar JanjuaJane A Buxton

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

The cohort will be refreshed every 2 years. Future analyses will explore the association between POs and adverse outcomes.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
squamous cell carcinoma
young adults
childhood cancer