Pain treatment practice according to the WHO analgesic ladder in cancer patients: Eight years experience of a single center

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Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 37-43

  Orhan, Mehmet Emin ^a   Bilgin, Ferruh ^a   Ergin, Atilla ^a   Dere, Kamer ^b   Güzeldemír, Mustafa Erdal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analgesic ladder treatment; Cancer pain; Opioid; Pain treatment; WHO

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 57449115230     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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