Chronic Pain(1st Edition) pocketbook (Medical Pocketbooks) by David J. Rowbotham, 39 Plt, MartinDunitz Paperback, 72 Pages, Published 2000 by Informa Healthcare ISBN-13: 978-1-85317-878-8, ISBN: 1-85317-878-0
"(Martin Dunitz) Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. Pocket-sized guide covers pathophysiology of pain, management options, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol, opioid analgesics, antidepressants, anticonvulsants and other drugs, common chronic pain syndromes, cancer pain, and pain in children. Softcover."
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