Keeping an open mind: Achieving balance between too liberal and too restrictive prescription of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: Using a two-edged sword

Scandinavian Journal of Pain

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-4

  Breivik, Harald ^a   Gordh, Torsten ^b   Butler, Stephen ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSTIPATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MOOD; NAUSEA; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TERMINAL CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855759080     PISSN: 18778860     EISSN: 18778879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2011.11.012     Document Type: Note

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