Opioids for chronic pain in patients with substance abuse: Too much, too little or just right?

Pain

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-268

  Alford, Daniel P ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG POTENCY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 69749119101     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.036     Document Type: Editorial

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