Pain Management: Opioid guidelines: helpful for the rheumatologist?
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nrrheum.2009.63.
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Abstract
Opioids are increasingly used for the treatment of chronic noncancer pain, but this practice remains controversial. A new set of clinical recommendations attempts to guide clinicians through the issues.
Medical subject headings
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Pain
- Practice Guidelines as Topic
- Rheumatology