The Pharmacokinetics of Heroin in Patients with Chronic Pain

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 310, Issue 19, 1984, Pages 1213-1217

  Inturrisi, Charles E ^a   Max, Mitchell B ^a   Foley, Kathleen M ^a   Schultz, Michael ^a   Shin, Seung Uon ^a   Houde, Raymond W ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE ACETATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BLOOD LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; THERAPY;

EID: 0021321402     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198405103101902     Document Type: Article

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