Prescribing methadone as an analgesic [8]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 620-

  Dart, Richard C ^a   Woody, George E ^b   Kleber, Herbert D ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; STEADY STATE; TITRIMETRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HALF LIFE TIME; PAIN;

ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; METHADONE; PAIN;

EID: 26944498322     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-8-200510180-00028     Document Type: Letter

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