A much-needed window on opioid diversion

Pain Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-129

  Joranson, David E ^a   Gilson, Aaron M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FORGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEFT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; PAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THEFT;

EID: 33846980124     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00274.x     Document Type: Editorial

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