Stop and go strategy for opioid switching requires flexibility

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 944-945

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a  

^a LA MADDALENA CANCER CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; MORPHINE; OXYCODONE;

DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; OXYCODONE; PAIN;

EID: 84859103672     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.11.039     Document Type: Letter

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