title: Mrs Cleary's pain relief.
abstract: This case illustrates some common problems faced in general practice--the effects of personality and family dynamics on symptom reporting, the balance between over-investigation and under-investigation, and the dilemma of when to refuse to comply with patient requests for medication. Dealing with these is the art of good medicine.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D011431:Dextropropoxyphene / Q000506:poisoning*; D005192:Family Health; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D011431:Dextropropoxyphene