Opioid analgesics in Latin America: The barrier of accesibility in higher than the disponibility;Analgésicos opioides en Latinoamérica: La barrera de accesibilidad supera la de disponibilidad

Medicina Paliativa

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-151

  Wenk, Roberto ^a,b,d   Bertolino, M ^a,b   De Lima, L ^c  

^a FEMEBA   (Argentina)

^b UCP Hospital Sommer   (Argentina)

^c IAHPC   (United States)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Costs; Opioid analgesics

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SALARY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

EID: 7944229849     PISSN: 1134248X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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