Transdermal fentanyl in cancer patients with moderate-to-severe pain: A prospective examination

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6 C, 2000, Pages 4821-4824

  Iconomou, G ^a   Viha, A ^a   Vagenakis, A G ^a   Kalofonos, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Palliative care; Transdermal fentanyl

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER STAGING; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034494863     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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