The epidemic of opioid use: Implications for the sleep physician

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 645-646

  Lee Iannotti, Joyce ^a   Parish, James M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP MEDICINE; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FEMALE; INTERACTIVE VENTILATORY SUPPORT; MALE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERACTIVE VENTILATORY SUPPORT; MALE; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL;

EID: 84902780970     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.3790     Document Type: Note

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