Long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain: second update of the German guidelines

Introduction:. The opioid epidemic in North America challenges national guidelines worldwide to define the importance of opioids for the management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). Methods:. The second update of the German guidelines on long-term opioid therapy for CNCP was developed by 26 scientif...

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Main Authors: Frank Petzke, Frietjof Bock, Michael Hüppe, Monika Nothacker, Heike Norda, Lukas Radbruch, Marcus Schiltenwolf, Matthias Schuler, Thomas Tölle, Anika Viniol, Winfried Häuser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-10-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000840