Opioids Contribute to Fracture Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 8 Cohort Studies

Teng, Zhaowei; Zhu, Yun; Wu, Feihu; Zhu, Yanhong; Zhang, Xiguang; Zhang, Chuanlin; Wang, Shuangneng; Zhang, Lei

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128232

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Opioids Contribute to Fracture Risk: A Meta-Analysis of 8 Cohort Studies

Published in PLoS ONE • Jun 1, 2015

Authors:

Zhaowei Teng

Yun Zhu

Feihu Wu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between chronic opioid use for non-cancer pain and fracture risk by conducting a meta-analysis of cohort studies. METHODS: Cohort studies were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE from their inception to July 2014. A fracture was considered an endpoint. Th...

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Medicine

Meta-analysis

Cohort study

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