Morphine prescription to terminal cancer patients suffering from severe pain: Results of a French survey;Prescription de morphine en cas de douleur intense en phase terminale de cancer: Résultats d'une enquête nationale

Bulletin du Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 733-740

  Ben Diane, Marc Karim ^a,b   Peretti Watel, Patrick ^a,b   Galinier, Anne ^c,e   Favre, Roger ^d,e   Obadia, Yolande ^a,b   Granier, H ^e   Lapiana, J M ^f   Pegliasco H ^g   Ravallec, F ^h   Rotily, M ^a   Priolo, O ⁱ  

^a OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^d TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE MARSEILLE   (France)

^f Centre de soins palliatifs   (France)

^g CDPSL   (France)

^h Clinique Saint Thomas   (France)

ⁱ Neurorehabilitation Unit   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; End of life; Morphine; Pain

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CARCINOMATOUS PERITONITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PRESCRIPTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERMINAL DISEASE; TRAINING; ADULT; AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 24144499367     PISSN: 00074551     EISSN: 17696917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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