Japan: Status of cancer pain and palliative care

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 197-199

  Takeda, Fumikazu ^a,b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Prefecture Health Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; SLOW DRUG RELEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036701937     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00443-8     Document Type: Article

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