Failure to accrue to a study of nebulized fentanyl for dyspnea: Lessons learned

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 771-772

  Smith, Thomas J ^a   Coyne, Patrick ^b   French, Wendy ^c   Ramakrishnan, Viswanathan ^b   Corrigan, Patricia ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cancer Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEBULIZATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 70350097470     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2009.0113     Document Type: Letter

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