Critical appraisal of "Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic nonmalignant pain"

  • Maira Vera-Montoya Department of Anesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
  • Lina Marín-Gavina Department of Anesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
  • José Andrés Cálvache a. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Health Sciences, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia. b. Erasmus University Medical Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Vera-Montoya M, Marín-Gavina L, Cálvache JA. Critical appraisal of "Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic nonmalignant pain". Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];44(4):330–333. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/611

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2016-10-01
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Vera-Montoya M, Marín-Gavina L, Cálvache JA. Critical appraisal of "Prescription of long-acting opioids and mortality in patients with chronic nonmalignant pain". Colomb. J. Anesthesiol. [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];44(4):330–333. Available from: https://www.revcolanest.com.co/index.php/rca/article/view/611
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