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Challenges and choices in drug therapy for chronic pain
Scott M Fishman1, David Teichera
1Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA. smfishman@ucdavis.edu
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|March 15, 2003
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.