Opioids for chronic pain: First do no harm

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 300-301

  Rosenblatt, Roger A ^a   Catlin, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Opioids

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; PAIN; RISK;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PAIN; RISK;

EID: 84863977822     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1421     Document Type: Editorial

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