Limiting the potential harms of high-dose opioid therapy

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 691-693

  Sullivan, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS;

EID: 79955057052     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.101     Document Type: Article

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