5 Most consumpted opioid analgesics in Slovakia in the yea 2006 - Comparison to five other countries (Finland, Norway Denmark, Spain, Australia)

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 316-318

  Hudec, R ^a   Bozekova, L ^a   Foltan, V ^b   Tisonova, J ^a   Kriska, M ^a  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Drugs of choice; Moderate and severe malignant pain; Noncancer pain; Opioid analgesics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; NORWAY; SLOVAKIA; SPAIN;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUSTRALIA; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; NORWAY; SLOVAKIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84872128777     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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