Prolonged oral morphine therapy for severe angina pectoris

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 393-397

  Mouallem, Meir ^a   Schwartz, Eli ^a   Farfel, Zvi ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Intractable angina pectoris; Oral morphine

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANGINA PECTORIS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034084614     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00139-1     Document Type: Article

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