Poorly controlled postoperative pain: Prevalence, consequences, and prevention

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2017, Pages 2287-2298

  Gan, Tong J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Analgesics; Chronic pain; Opioid; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031018886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S144066     Document Type: Review

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