Co-morbidity in persistent opioid users with chronic non-malignant pain in Norway

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1083-1093

  Mellbye, A ^a,b   Karlstad, Ø ^d   Skurtveit, S ^c,d   Borchgrevink, P C ^a,b   Fredheim, O M S ^a,b,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NON MALIGNANT PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; FACTUAL DATABASE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906248249     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2014.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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