Italy reforms national policy for cancer pain relief and opioids

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-34

  Blengini, C ^c   Joranson, David E ^a,b   Ryan, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MSSW   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Italy; Legislation; Opioid analgesics; Opioid availability; Triplicate prescriptions

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER PAIN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; DRUG LEGISLATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASM; PAIN;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 0037358538     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2003.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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