Why doctors prescribe opioids to known opioid abusers

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 368, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 484-485

  Ballantyne, Jane C ^a   Sullivan, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873053400     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1214553     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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