Chronic noncancer pain and the long term utility of opioids

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-24

  Watson, C P N ^a,c   Watt Watson, J H ^b   Chipman, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic noncancer; Neurological practice; Opioid therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANILERIDINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CAFFEINE; CANNABINOID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CODEINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; DOXEPIN; ERGOTAMINE; FENTANYL; GABAPENTIN; HYDROMORPHONE; LITHIUM; MORPHINE; NABILONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROPRANOLOL; SECBUTABARBITAL; SUMATRIPTAN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISABILITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1842530159     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/304094     Document Type: Article

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