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Can morphine still be considered to be the standard for treating chronic pain? A systematic review including pair-wise and network meta-analyses

G.E. BekkeringBeSyRe Bekkering Systematic Reviews, Geel, Belgium; Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. Soares-WeiserDirector at Enhance Reviews Ltd, London, UK
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K. ReidDirector – KJResearch, Rosemere, Canada
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A.G. KesselsProfessor at the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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A. DahanProfessor at the Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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R.D. TreedeProfessor at the Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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J. KleijnenDirector at Kleijnen Systematic Reviews Ltd, York, United Kingdom, and School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Pages 1477-1491 | Accepted 04 May 2011, Published online: 02 Jun 2011

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