King of pain: What Elvis's death tells us about media coverage of celebrities and the pain/addiction interface

Journal of Opioid Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 69-70

  Passik, Steven D ^a   Kirsh, Kenneth L ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

CROHN DISEASE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; FRACTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH PAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34248550741     PISSN: 15517489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5055/jom.2007.0040     Document Type: Editorial

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