Does intravenous methadone provide longer lasting analgesia than intravenous morphine? A randomized, double-blind study

Pain

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 151-157

  Grochow, Louise ^a   Sheidler, Vivian ^a   Grossman, Stuart ^a   Green, Larry ^a   Enterline, John ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cancer pain; Methadone; Morphine

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGE; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 0024384526     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(89)90233-9     Document Type: Article

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