Consumption of opioid analgesics in Italy: Light at the end of the tunnel?

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-221

  Chinellato, Alessandro ^a   Skaper, Stephen D ^b   Giusti, Pietro ^b   Debetto, Patrizia ^b  

^a Local Health Authority ULSS 9   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 79251594897     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.11.005     Document Type: Letter

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