Psychotropic adjuvant analgesics for pain in cancer and AIDS

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-345

  Breitbart, William ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; DESIPRAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; IMIPRAMINE; MAPROTILINE; METHOPROMAZINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MEXILETINE; NEFAZODONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; PEMOLINE; PIMOZIDE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADJUVANTS, PHARMACEUTIC; ANALGESICS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS;

EID: 0031827739     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199807/08)7:4<333::AID-PON365>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Review

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