Re: Use of Strong Opioids in Advanced Cancer Pain
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منابع مشابه
Use of strong opioids in advanced cancer pain: a randomized trial.
The World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of cancer pain recommend nonopioid analgesics as first-line therapy, so-called "weak" analgesics combined with nonopioid analgesics as second-line therapy, and so-called "strong" opioids (with nonopioid analgesics) only as third-line therapy. However, these guidelines can be questioned with regard to the extent of efficacy as well...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.12.003