Predicting opioid-dependence using pain intensity and length of pain suffering in pre-spine-surgery patients

Internet Journal of Pain, Symptom Control and Palliative Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Walid, Mohammad Sami ^a   Hyer, Leon A ^a   Ajjan, Mohammed ^a   Robinson Jr , Joe Sam ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA   (United States)

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