Current surgical options in the control of cancer pain

Cancer Practice

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages s21-s26

  Cullinane, Carey A ^a,b   Chu, David Z J ^a   Mamelak, Adam N ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Division of Thoracic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Pain assessment; Palliation; Quality of life; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CORDOTOMY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036224998     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.10.s.1.7.x     Document Type: Article

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