Evaluation of abnormal urine drug screens among patients with chronic non-malignant pain treated with opioids

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-409

  Atluri, Sairam ^a   Sudarshan, Gururau ^b  

^a Tri State Pain Management Institute   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Pain Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioids; Prescription opioid abuse; Urine drug screens

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION;

EID: 0345256458     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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