Journal article
Gender differences in use of prescription narcotic medications among living kidney donors
Abstract
Prescription narcotic use among living kidney donors is not well described. Using a unique database that integrates national registry identifiers for living kidney donors (1987-2007) in the United States with billing claims from a private health insurer (2000-2007), we identified pharmacy fills for prescription narcotic medications in periods 1-4 and >4 yr post-donation and estimated relative likelihoods of post-donation narcotic use by Cox …
Authors
Lentine KL; Lam NN; Schnitzler MA; Garg AX; Xiao H; Leander SE; Brennan DC; Taler SJ; Axelrod D; Segev DL
Journal
Clinical Transplantation, Vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 927–937
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2015
DOI
10.1111/ctr.12599
ISSN
0902-0063