Who gets high-dose opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain?
Sullivan
Mark D
MD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 356560, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St. Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D018579:Patient Selection
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid
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