title: Limiting the Duration of Opioid Prescriptions: Balancing Excessive Prescribing and the Effective Treatment of Pain.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics and the Center for Healthcare Delivery Sciences, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Niteesh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Choudhry
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid