Opioids and the control of respiration.
Respiratory depression limits the use of opioid analgesia. Although well described clinically, the specific mechanisms of opioid action on respiratory control centres in the brain have, until recently, been less well understood. This article reviews the mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depre...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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