The middle way: A practical approach to prescribing opioids for chronic pain

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 580-581

  Cohen, Steven P ^a   Raja, Srinivasa N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 33750332187     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: 17458358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0342     Document Type: Review

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