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Review

. 2003 Nov 13;349(20):1943-53.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMra025411.

Opioid therapy for chronic pain

Jane C Ballantyne¹, Jianren Mao

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¹ Pain Center, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jballantyne@partners.org

PMID: 14614170
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra025411

Review

Opioid therapy for chronic pain

Jane C Ballantyne et al. N Engl J Med. 2003.

. 2003 Nov 13;349(20):1943-53.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMra025411.

Authors

Jane C Ballantyne¹, Jianren Mao

Affiliation

¹ Pain Center, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. jballantyne@partners.org

PMID: 14614170
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra025411

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Opioid therapy for chronic pain.
Hermos JA. Hermos JA. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 19;350(8):840-2; author reply 840-2. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200402193500819. N Engl J Med. 2004. PMID: 14978837 No abstract available.
Opioid therapy for chronic pain.
Gajraj N. Gajraj N. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 19;350(8):840-2; author reply 840-2. N Engl J Med. 2004. PMID: 14978838 No abstract available.
Opioid therapy for chronic pain.
Klein MJ. Klein MJ. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 19;350(8):840-2; author reply 840-2. N Engl J Med. 2004. PMID: 14978839 No abstract available.

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