Opioid use in dying patients in hospice and hospital, with and without specialist palliative care team involvement

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  Brown, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pain management; Death; Hospice; Opioids; Palliative care team

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 37549055430     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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