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Papers: 18 Jan 2020 - 24 Jan 2020


2020 02 27


Age Ageing


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31971548?dopt=Abstract


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A systematic review of the evidence for the efficacy of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in community-dwelling older adults.

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A systematic review of the evidence for the efficacy of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in community-dwelling older adults.
O'Brien M D C, Wand A P F
Age Ageing. 2020 02 27; 49(2):175-183.
PMID: 31971548.

Abstract

the ageing global population and concomitant increase in the use of opioid analgesia have highlighted the need to evaluate the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain in older people.
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