Treatment of chronic musculoskeletal back pain in a tertiary care pain clinic

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Jukić, Marko ^a   Kardum, Goran ^b   Sapunar, Damir ^c   Puljak, Livia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Chronic musculoskeletal back pain; Non pharmacological treatment; Pain intensity; Pharmacological treatment; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL PLUS TRAMADOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84870443657     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2012.733798     Document Type: Article

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