Review: cannabinoids and codeine have similar effects on pain relief, but cannabinoids commonly cause adverse psychotropic effects.
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D a t a s o u r c e s Full publications of studies were identified by searching MEDLINE (1966 to 1999), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1974 to 1999), the Oxford Pain Database (1950 to 1994), and the Cochrane Library (1999, Issue 3) with the terms marijuana, marihuana, mariuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), delta-9-THC, nabilone, pain, analgesia, and random. Bibliographies of relevant studies were scanned.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- ACP journal club
دوره 136 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002