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Cancer-Related Pain Management and the Optimal Use of Opioids.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1975-8456
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2010.53.3.250