Age and opioid analgesia in an acute hospital population

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 699-702

  Gnjidic, Danijela ^a,b   Murnion, Bridin P ^a,b   Hilmer, Sarah N ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SWEATING; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749171348     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn152     Document Type: Letter

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