Challenges and choices in drug therapy for chronic pain

Scott M Fishman; David Teichera

Challenges and choices in drug therapy for chronic pain

Scott M Fishman, David Teichera

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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Abstract

By treating chronic pain effectively, physicians can improve the quality of their patients' lives considerably. This article reviews the mechanisms and treatment of chronic pain, with emphasis on overcoming the barriers to effective analgesia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-138
Number of pages	20
Journal	Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
Volume	70
Issue number	2
State	Published - Feb 1 2003

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Medicine(all)

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