Radiotherapy plus either transdermal fentanyl or paracetamol and codeine for painful bone metastases: A randomised study of pain relief and quality of life

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-163

  Pistevou Gompaki, Kyriaki ^a,e   Kouloulias, Vassilis E ^b   Varveris, Charalambos ^c   Mystakidou, Kyriaki ^b   Georgakopoulos, Grigoris ^d   Eleftheriadis, Nikos ^a   Gompakis, Nikos ^a   Kouvaris, John ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d Oncology 6th IKA Hospital G Gennimatas   (Greece)

^e AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bone metastases; Greek Brief Pain Inventory; Quality of life; Transdermal fentanyl

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CODEINE; FENTANYL; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CODEINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 1042268103     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079903125002829     Document Type: Article

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