RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Safe use of opioids in chronic noncancer pain
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 897
OP 904
VO 71
IS 11
A1 Teresa E. Dews
A1 Nagy Mekhail
YR 2004
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/897.abstract
AB Many physicians avoid prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic pain because of misconceptions or fears about efficacy, adverse effects, abuse, and addiction potential. We discuss these issues and offer suggestions for the rational use of opioid analgesics in patients with chronic noncancer pain.