Methadone analgesia for children with advanced cancer

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 393-397

  Davies, Dawn ^a,c   DeVlaming, Deborah ^b   Haines, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Capital Health   (Canada)

^c Aberhart Bldg ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cancer; Methadone; Oncology; Opioid; Pain; Palliative care; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG EVALUATION; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INPATIENTS; MALE; METHADONE; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 48249112951     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21584     Document Type: Article

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