The barriers separating low- and middle-income countries from legal painkillers

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 863-864

  Medina Mora, Maria Elena ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diversion; Illegal markets; Low and middle income countries; Opioid medicine; Under prescription

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG LEGISLATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN;

EID: 84859370501     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03655.x     Document Type: Editorial

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