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References used for this fact sheet
- General Community fact sheet: Analgesics [online], Drug and Alcohol Office, Government of Western Australia. More information here.
- ‘Pain’ [online], in The Merck Manual of Medical Information Home Edition, Section 6: Brain and nerve disorders, chapter 61. More information here.
- Long, M. (1996), The Family Encyclopaedia of Medicine and Health, The Book Company, Sydney.
- Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2000 (2001) [online], Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra. More information here.
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Last updated: May 2008
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