Retrospective analysis of opioid prescriptions in cancer patients in a northern Italian Region

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-133

  Chinellato, Alessandro ^a   Terrazzani, Gianni ^a   Debetto, Patrizia ^b   Zambon, Paola ^c   Guzzinati, Stefano ^c   Walley, Tom ^d   Giusti, Pietro ^b  

^a Local Health Authority ULSS 9   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Registro Tumori del Veneto   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Morphine; Opioid prescribing; Transdermal fentanyl

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER REGISTRY; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUPRENORPHINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746902751     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02600.x     Document Type: Article

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