Breakthrough pain in oncology: A longitudinal study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 183-190

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a,b   Zagonel, Vittoria ^c   Breda, Enrico ^c   Arcara, Carlo ^a   Gebbia, Vittorio ^a   Porzio, Giampiero ^a   Aielli, Federica ^a   David, Fabrizio ^a   Gammucci, Teresa ^d   Narducci, Filomena ^d   Lanzetta, Gaetano ^e   Restuccia, Rossella ^e   Lembo, Alessandro ^f   Passeri, Virginia ^f   Virz, Vladimir ^g   Casuccio, Alessandra ^b  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale SS Trinit Sora   (Italy)

^e Istituto Neurotraumatologico Italiano   (Italy)

^f Department of Oncology ^*  (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

breakthrough pain; Cancer pain; epidemiology; oncology

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955583325     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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