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Research Article

Tapentadol Prolonged Release for Severe Chronic Pain: Results of a Noninterventional Study Involving General Practitioners and Internists

A. SchwittayA. Schwittay, MD, and C. Schumann are with the Practice for General Medicine, Special Pain Therapy & Palliative Medicine, Böohlen, GermanyB. C. Litzenburger, MSc, and K. Schwenke, MSc, are with Medical Affairs, Science Management, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
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C. SchumannA. Schwittay, MD, and C. Schumann are with the Practice for General Medicine, Special Pain Therapy & Palliative Medicine, Böohlen, GermanyB. C. Litzenburger, MSc, and K. Schwenke, MSc, are with Medical Affairs, Science Management, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
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B. C. LitzenburgerA. Schwittay, MD, and C. Schumann are with the Practice for General Medicine, Special Pain Therapy & Palliative Medicine, Böohlen, GermanyB. C. Litzenburger, MSc, and K. Schwenke, MSc, are with Medical Affairs, Science Management, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
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K. SchwenkeA. Schwittay, MD, and C. Schumann are with the Practice for General Medicine, Special Pain Therapy & Palliative Medicine, Böohlen, GermanyB. C. Litzenburger, MSc, and K. Schwenke, MSc, are with Medical Affairs, Science Management, Grünenthal GmbH, Aachen, Germany.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 225-234 | Received 15 Mar 2013, Accepted 20 Jun 2013, Published online: 19 Aug 2013

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