Review of cancer pain management in patients receiving maintenance methadone therapy

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-187

  Rowley, Dominic ^a   McLean, Sarah ^b   O'Gorman, Aisling ^a   Ryan, Karen ^a   McQuillan, Regina ^a  

^a St Francis Hospice   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

adjuvants; cancer; methadone; opioids; pain; palliative

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE ADDICTION; NEOPLASM; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955532022     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909110380897     Document Type: Review

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