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Opioids in chronic pain.
The aim in using opioid drugs in chronic pain is optimal pain relief with a minimum of side effects. A rational approach requires understanding of the clinical pharmacology of opioids given by a variety of routes, for the differences between routes may be greater than the differences between drugs given by the same route. Those using opioids in chronic pain differentiate between their clinical ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0017-8748
DOI: 10.1111/head.12266