Opioid doses and increased risk for overdose [1]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-

  Becker, William C ^a   Fiellin, David A ^a   Kerns, Robert D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; LETTER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; NOTE; PAIN; RISK FACTOR;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; PAIN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955878389     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-153-1-201007060-00016     Document Type: Letter

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