Objective evidence of severe disease: Opioid use in chronic pain

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 366-368

  Zweifler, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Pain management; Primary care; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84863897800     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1375     Document Type: Article

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