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Opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies

Authors

  • Atefeh Noori Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anna Miroshnychenko Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yaadwinder Shergill Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Vahid Ashoorion Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Yasir Rehman Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rachel J Couban The Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • D Norman Buckley Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lehana Thabane Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mohit Bhandari Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Gordon H Guyatt Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Thomas Agoritsas Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDivision of of General Internal Medicine, University of Geneva Faculty of Medicine, Geneve, Switzerland PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jason W Busse Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaThe Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Jason W Busse; bussejw{at}mcmaster.ca
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Citation

Noori A, Miroshnychenko A, Shergill Y, et al
Opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies
BMJ Open 2021;11:e047717. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047717

Publication history

  • Received December 7, 2020
  • Accepted July 5, 2021
  • First published July 28, 2021.
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July 28, 2021
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