A comparison of the reliability of smartphone apps for opioid conversion

Drug Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-117

  Haffey, Faye ^a   Brady, Richard R W ^b   Maxwell, Simon ^c  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STUDY DESIGN; WRITING;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84871661855     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40264-013-0015-0     Document Type: Article

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