Opioids in chronic pain management: Is there a significant risk of addiction?

Current Review of Pain - Tập 4 Số 2 - Trang 112-121 - 2000
Gerald M. Aronoff1
1Presbyterian Orthopedic Hospital, Charlotte, USA

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