Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
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Opioids in the management of persistent non-cancer pain

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PII: S1472-0299(07)00290-1

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2007.11.004

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 51-54 , February 2008

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