Female smokers have increased postoperative narcotic requirements

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Woodside, Jack R ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Admission and dosage; Drug therapy; Female; Narcotics; Pain; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MORPHINE; NICOTINE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; THEOPHYLLINE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 0033659750     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: 15450848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v19n04_01     Document Type: Article

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