Opioids for chronic pain: Taking stock

Pain

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 3-4

  Ballantyne, Jane C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33749324097     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.07.005     Document Type: Editorial

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