Further concerns regarding opioids after tonsillectomy in children

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 892-

  Isaacson, Glenn ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL; CODEINE; CYTOCHROME; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; TONSILLECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; NOTE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; STATISTICS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CODEINE; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 84879306271     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599813482436     Document Type: Letter

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