The medical consumption of opioids in Colombia, 1997-2007

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-373

  Moyano, Jairo Ricardo ^a   Figuers, Albert ^b  

^a Fundacion Santafe de Bogota   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Availability; Colombia; defined daily dose; opioids

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE;

AMPOULE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC PAIN; COLOMBIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; SLOW RELEASE FORMULATION; TABLET; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COLOMBIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650105015     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15360288.2010.523067     Document Type: Article

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