Pharmacoepidemiology of chronic noncancer pain patients requiring chronic opioid therapy: A nationwide population-based study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 89-94

  Chang, Shu Ching ^a   Ma, Chen Chung ^b   Lee, Chun Te ^c   Hsieh, Shao Wei ^a  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

chronic opioid therapy; Key words chronic noncancer pain; opioid therapeutic days

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NONCANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOSITIS; NEURALGIA; NEURITIS; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN CLINIC; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RADICULITIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWANESE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 84941022091     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: 1875452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aat.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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