Systematic review: Treatment agreements and urine drug testing to reduce opioid misuse in patients with chronic pain

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 712-720

  Starrels, Joanna L ^a   Becker, William C ^b   Alford, Daniel P ^c   Kapoor, Alok ^c   Williams, Arthur Robinson ^d   Turner, Barbara J ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d 1123 Blockley Hall ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE DRUG TESTING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; STANDARD; URINALYSIS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; URINALYSIS;

EID: 77953473222     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-11-201006010-00004     Document Type: Review

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