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... pain . It is an opioid , and thus its effects on the body resemble those of opium or morphine , one of opium's puri ... pain during childbirth , although it may slow the respiratory rate of both mother and infant . Other side effects ...
... pain . It is an opioid , and thus its effects on the body resemble those of opium or morphine , one of opium's puri ... pain during childbirth , although it may slow the respiratory rate of both mother and infant . Other side effects ...
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... pain . Narcotics not only relieve pain but also seem to reduce suffering , worry , fear , and panic associated with severe pain . As ter- minal cancer patients often do not have long to live and providing an acceptable quality of life ...
... pain . Narcotics not only relieve pain but also seem to reduce suffering , worry , fear , and panic associated with severe pain . As ter- minal cancer patients often do not have long to live and providing an acceptable quality of life ...
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... pain occur- ring in the distribution of a peripheral sensory nerve ; the cause of the pain is unknown , and pathological changes in nerve tissue cannot be found . Neuralgia is frequently confused with another disorder , neuritis , but ...
... pain occur- ring in the distribution of a peripheral sensory nerve ; the cause of the pain is unknown , and pathological changes in nerve tissue cannot be found . Neuralgia is frequently confused with another disorder , neuritis , but ...
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