The Relationship of Opioid Analgesia to Quality of Life in an Adult Sickle Cell Population

 This work was supported by U54 HL070769 from NHLBI, NIH. LMDC was the Sickle Cell Scholar for the Duke-UNC Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center (HL070769).

 All authors made specific and substantial contributions to the intellectual content of this work. Soheir S. Adam wrote and revised the manuscript, contributed to data entry, interpretation of data, and supporting tables and figures. Marilyn J. Telen contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data, drafting and revision of the manuscript, and supporting tables and figures. Charles R. Jonassaint contributed to the analysis and interpretation of the data, drafting of the manuscript and supporting tables and figures. Laura M. De Castro oversaw collection of the data and contributed to the interpretation of the data, drafting and revision of the manuscript, and preparation of supporting tables and figures. Jude C. Jonassaint contributed to the conception and design of the study, acquisition of the data, analysis and interpretation of the data, drafting and revision of the manuscript and supporting tables and figures.

 None of the authors have any conflicts of interest to disclose.

PII: S1877-1319(10)00007-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ehrm.2010.04.002

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