Potent opioids for chronic musculoskeletal pain: flying blind?

Pain. 2004 Jun;109(3):207-209. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.019.

Authors

Michael Von Korff¹, Richard A Deyo

Affiliation

¹ Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, USA Department of Medicine, Department of Health Services, School of Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

PMID: 15157679
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.02.019

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment
Editorial

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects*
Chronic Disease / drug therapy
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases / drug therapy*
Musculoskeletal Diseases / physiopathology
Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / etiology
Opioid-Related Disorders / prevention & control
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain / physiopathology
Patient Education as Topic / standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards
Risk Assessment / standards
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid