Appropriate use of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9436, 2004, Pages 739-740

  Portenoy, Russell K ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

BEHAVIOR; CANCER PAIN; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4444320079     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16951-1     Document Type: Note

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