Patients with problematic opioid use can be weaned from codeine without pain escalation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-579

  Nilsen, H K ^a,b   Stiles, T C ^a,c   Landro N I ^a,d   Fors, E A ^a,c   Kaasa, S ^a,c   Borchgrevink, P C ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Aalesund Hospital   (Norway)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEANING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CODEINE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950470481     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02164.x     Document Type: Article

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