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Review

Acute Pain Management in the Opioid-Tolerant Patient

Stephan A Schug* Pharmacology & Anaesthesiology Unit, School of Medicine & Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Australia and Department of Pain Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, UWA Anaesthesia, Level 2, MRF Building G Block, Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213, PerthWA6847, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 9224 0201; Fax: +61 8 9224 0279; [email protected]View further author information
Pages 581-591 | Published online: 23 Nov 2012

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