Chronic pain prevalence and analgesic prescribing in a general medical population

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-137

  Clark, J David ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesic; Guidelines; Opioid; Pain; Veteran

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0036178345     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00396-7     Document Type: Article

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