The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer Pain

BACKGROUND: The use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) remains controversial. Despite a number of randomized controlled trials showing efficacy and safety in the short term, long-term data are limited.

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Main Authors: C Peter N Watson, Judy Watt-Watson, Mary Chipman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/867201
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spelling doaj-art-bca333fca48b48d9acb6c355fed1e4e72025-02-03T07:25:49ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652010-01-0115421321710.1155/2010/867201The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer PainC Peter N Watson0Judy Watt-Watson1Mary Chipman2Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: The use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) remains controversial. Despite a number of randomized controlled trials showing efficacy and safety in the short term, long-term data are limited.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/867201
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title The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer Pain
title_full The Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Opioids: A Survey of 84 Selected Patients with Intractable Chronic Noncancer Pain
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