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Current treatment options in the management of severe pain
Author(s) -
Campbell William
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.601
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , intensive care medicine , chronic pain , pain management , opioid , physical therapy , pharmacology , receptor
Opioids are the most frequently used agents for severe nociceptive pain and should not be withheld in chronic noncancer pain. Our Drug review discusses the properties and efficacy of the opioids in common use, followed by an analysis of the prescription data and sources of further information. Copyright © 2010 Wiley Interface Ltd