Burden of disease is often aggravated by opioid treatment of chronic pain patients: Etiology and prevention

Pain

Volumn 155, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2441-2443

  Breivik, Harald ^a   Stubhaug, Audun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT RISK; PNEUMONIA; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84922720062     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.011     Document Type: Editorial

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