Next steps in access and availability of opioids for the treatment of cancer pain: Reaching the tipping point?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPLEMENT11, 2013, Pages

  Cleary, J ^a,b   Radbruch, L ^c,d   Torode, J ^e   Cherny, N I ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^d Malteser Hospital Bonn/Rhein Sieg Bonn   (Germany)

^e Union for International Cancer Control   (Switzerland)

^f SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^g ESMO Palliative Care Working Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; DRUG COST; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

AFRICA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ASIA; CARIBBEAN REGION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MIDDLE EAST; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84889058130     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt504     Document Type: Article

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