Factors influencing the decision to take or reject opioids for cancer pain: Are we on target?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1021-1022

  Apolone, G ^a   Corli, O ^a   Greco, M T ^a   Zagonel, V ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b Department of Oncology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE; OPIATE;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; DYING; FEAR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEAR; HUMANS; ITALY; NARCOTICS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 43049084068     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn069     Document Type: Letter

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