Tramadol use and public health consequences in Iran: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Rostam‐Abadi Y, Gholami J, Amin‐Esmaeili M, Safarcherati A, Mojtabai R, Ghadirzadeh M, Rahimi H, Rahimi‐Movaghar A. Tramadol use and public health consequences in Iran: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction 2020, 115: 2213-2242. PMID: 32196801, DOI: 10.1111/add.15059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPooled estimatesSystematic reviewConsistent with Preferred Reporting ItemsPrevalence of non-prescribed useIranian general populationPreferred Reporting ItemsPublic health challengeSystematically review studiesRandom-effects modelPrevalence of tramadol useMisuse of tramadolPublic health consequencesReporting ItemsHealth challengesPrescription analgesicsGeneral populationHealth consequencesHeterogeneous reportingFemale university studentsTramadol-related deathsMeta-analysisTramadol useSubgroups of malesNon-prescribed usePooled percentage