Oxycodone in the Long-Term Treatment of Chronic Pain Related to Scleroderma Skin Ulcers

Pain Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1500-1503

  Giuggioli, Dilia ^a   Manfredi, Andreina ^a   Colaci, Michele ^a   Ferri, Clodoveo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oxycodone; Pain; Scleroderma; Skin Ulcers; Systemic Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CODEINE; ISPAGULA; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRURITUS; SCLERODERMA; SKIN ULCER; SLEEP TIME; STANDARD; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VITAL SIGN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 77957221999     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2010.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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