The association between pain intensity and the prescription of analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1014-1020

  Muller, S ^a   Bedson, J ^a   Mallen, C D ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROCODEINE; IBUPROFEN; MEPTAZINOL; MORPHINE; NEFOPAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84871695924     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2011.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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