Opioid therapy for nonspecific low back pain and the outcome of chronic work loss

Pain

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-201

  Volinn, Ernest ^a   Fargo, Jamison D ^b   Fine, Perry G ^a  

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

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Opioids; Outcomes; Work loss; Worker's compensation

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL TARTRATE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; ENDOCET; FENTANYL; FENTANYL CITRATE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS IBUPROFEN; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYDROMORPHONE; LEVORPHANOL; METHADONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NORCO; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYFAST; OXYIR; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PERCOCET; PERCODAN; PETHIDINE; PROPOCET; ROXICET; TYLOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WYGESIC;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNEMPLOYMENT; UTAH; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 61749101131     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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