Identifying Surgical and Trauma Patients in New Zealand for Opioid-Related Pharmacoepidemiological Research: A Descriptive Study

• Main Authors: Jiayi Gong (Author), Amy Hai Yan Chan (Author), Kebede Beyene (Author), Alan Forbes Merry (Author), Andrew Tomlin (Author), Peter Jones (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Unique aspects of New Zealand's (NZ) health system allow for a novel pharmacoepidemiologic approach to conducting population-based clinical research. A defined cohort of surgical and trauma patients would facilitate future studies into opioid utilisation, outcomes, and other questions related t...