Chronic noncancer pain intensity is inversely related to analgesic adherence in pain clinics

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 568-575

  Stern, Andrés ^a   Sánchez Magro, Isabel ^a   Rull, María ^b  

^a GRÜNENTHAL GMBH   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Observational research; Pain clinics; Patient compliance; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

4 PHENYLPIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANILIDE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; OPIATE; ORIPAVINE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLONE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN CLINIC; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SPAIN;

AGED; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN;

EID: 80052782069     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2011.598202     Document Type: Article

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