Comparison of transdermal fentanyl for the management of cancer pain in adults and elders;Kronik kanser aǧrisi tedavisinde kullanilan transdermal fentanilin geriatrik ve erişkin yaş grubunda karişilaştirilmasi

Agri

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 111-116

  Bílen, Ayşegü ^a   Achmet, A L I ^a   Alkan, Irem ^a   Altan, Aysel ^a  

^a OKMEYDANI TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic cancer pain; Geriatric patients; Transdermal fentanyl

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868094232     PISSN: 13000012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5505/agri.2012.87528     Document Type: Article

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