Analgesia Self-Medication practice and pentazocine dependency in adult sickle cell patients in Southeast Nigeria
Background: Painful crisis is a debilitating hallmark characteristic feature of sickle cell disease (SCD). Analgesia medication is the standard of care. Self-medication is becoming a quick fix for pain resolution for persons living with SCD. The aim of this study was to evaluate analgesia self-medic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Nigerian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.njmonline.org/article.asp?issn=1115-2613;year=2020;volume=29;issue=2;spage=197;epage=202;aulast=Nwagha |