Consumption of three strong opioids (morphine, oxycodone and fentanyl) in seven European countries during seven years (2003-2009)

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 581-583

  Hudec, R ^a   Tisonova, J ^a   Foltan, V ^a,b   Kristova, V ^a  

^a Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Consumption; fentanyl; Morphine; Oxycodone; Pain treatment

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; HUMAN; MORPHINE, FENTANYL, OXYCODONE, CONSUMPTION, PAIN TREATMENT.; SLOVAKIA; STATISTICS; TIME;

MORPHINE, FENTANYL, OXYCODONE, CONSUMPTION, PAIN TREATMENT.;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG UTILIZATION; EUROPE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE; SLOVAKIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84886739859     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/BLL_2013_124     Document Type: Article

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