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Clinical characteristics of veterans prescribed high doses of opioid medications for chronic non-cancer pain

  • Benjamin J. Morasco

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences Division, Portland VA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Portland VA Medical Center (R&D99), 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Fax: +1 503 273 5367.
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  • Jonathan P. Duckart

      Affiliations

    • Portland Center for the Study of Chronic, Comorbid Mental and Physical Disorders, Portland VA Medical Center, USA
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  • Thomas P. Carr

      Affiliations

    • Primary Care Division, Portland VA Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
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  • Richard A. Deyo

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Family Medicine and Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
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  • Steven K. Dobscha

      Affiliations

    • Mental Health and Clinical Neurosciences Division, Portland VA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, USA
    • Portland Center for the Study of Chronic, Comorbid Mental and Physical Disorders, Portland VA Medical Center, USA

Received 25 February 2010 ,Revised 7 July 2010 ,Accepted 2 August 2010.

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PII: S0304-3959(10)00469-0

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.002

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