Chronic nonmalignant pain: The rational use of opioid medication

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 509-512

  Tedeschi, Michael ^a,b  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39049195805     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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