Outcome of chronic opioid therapy for non-cancer pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Haythornthwaite, Jennifer A ^a   Menefee, Lynette A ^a   Quatrano Piacentini, Amy L ^a   Pappagallo, Marco ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chronic opioid therapy; Cognitive functioning; Mood; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; HYDROCODONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031961593     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00352-7     Document Type: Article

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