Effect of acute and chronic alcohol abuse on pain management in a trauma center

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-277

  Askay, Shelley Wiechman ^a   Bombardier, Charles H ^a   Patterson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Chronic alcohol abuse; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 60549109289     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.9.2.271     Document Type: Review

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