Chronic opioids for chronic low back painsolution or problem?

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-228

  Murphy, Terence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029805360     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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