Opioid prescribing for chronic pain - Achieving the right balance through education

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 301-303

  Alford, Daniel P ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; STANDARDS; THERAPEUTIC USE; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955473476     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1512932     Document Type: Short Survey

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