Quality assessment of the methods used in published opioid conversion reviews

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-347

  Saokaew, Surasak ^a,b,c,d   Oderda, Gary M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Equianalgesic dose; Methodological quality assessment; Opioid; Rotation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PAIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84870919776     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15360288.2012.734904     Document Type: Review

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