Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: As the pendulum swings, who should set prescribing standards for primary care?

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 302-303

  von Korff, Michael R ^a  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioids

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PAIN;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 84863926851     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1422     Document Type: Editorial

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