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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 25, 2011 - Issue 2
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Opioid Consumption in a Tertiary Hospital Setting Over an 8-Year Timeframe—A Potential Resource for Tracking Trends in Pain Management

David Regev David Regev, Division of Pain Medicine, Rambam Health Care Campus, Israel.
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Elon Eisenberg Elon Eisenberg, MD, is the Director of the Multidisciplinary Institute of Pain Medicine at Rambam Health Care Campus, and Associate Professor of Neurology and Pain Medicine, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.Correspondence[email protected]
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Alex Tansky Alex Tansky, RN, MPA, is the Acute Pain Service Coordinator at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
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Salim Hadad Salim Hadad, PhD, MSc (Pharm), is the director of Pharmacy Services for the Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.
Pages 113-120 | Accepted 26 Jan 2011, Published online: 09 Jun 2011

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