Tramadol use and dependence in chronic noncancer pain patients

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 191-192

  Soyka, M ^a   Backmund, M ^b   Hasemann, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAMADOL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAMADOL;

EID: 3142734396     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-827177     Document Type: Article

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