Reducing the risks of relief-The CDC opioid-prescribing guideline

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 1501-1504

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a   Houry, Debra ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MORTALITY; NARCOTIC DEPENDENCE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARDS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84964556522     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1515917     Document Type: Review

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