Potential misuse of pregabalin and gabapentin

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Loftus, Hannah ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESICS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84893819568     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1290     Document Type: Letter

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