Gastrointestinal side effects in chronic opioid users: Results from a population-based survey

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1224-1232

  Cook, S F ^a   Lanza, L ^b   Zhou, X ^b   Sweeney, C T ^b   Goss, D ^b   Hollis, K ^b   Mangel, A W ^b   Fehnel, S E ^b  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; BUTORPHANOL; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DEZOCINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LAXATIVE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OPIATE AGONIST; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BLOATING; CONSTIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FLATULENCE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43849083554     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2008.03689.x     Document Type: Article

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