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Long-term opioid treatment and endocrine measures in chronic non-cancer pain patients.
Authors
Diasso PDK, Abou-Kassem D, Nielsen SD, Main KM, Sjøgren P, Kurita GPAbstract
The prevalence of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) has increased dramatically the past decades, which combined with indiscriminate use of prescribed opioids has become a public health problem. Endocrine dysfunction may be a complication of long-term opioid treatment (L-TOT), but the evidence is limited. This study aimed at investigating the associations between L-TOT and endocrine measures in CNCP patients.