Optimizing use of opiates in the management of cancer pain
Cancer pain is often suboptimally managed. The underestimation and undertreatment continues to be a problem despite the availability of consensus-based guidelines. Most patients with cancer develop pain. The prevalence and severity of pain among cancer patients varies according to primary and metast...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2006
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1936364/ |