A survey on physician knowledge and attitudes towards clinical use of morphine for cancer pain treatment in China

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1455-1460

  Yanjun, Su ^a   Changli, Wang ^a   Ling, Weng ^b   Woo, Jennifer Catherine Ai Lian ^c   Sabrina, Kwauk ^c   Chang, Liu ^a   Lei, Zhang ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Central South University   (China)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; China; Morphine; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BUCINNAZINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; MORPHINE SULFATE; PETHIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

CANCER PAIN; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG USE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79952118288     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0768-2     Document Type: Review

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