A Guide for Pain Management in Low and Middle Income Communities. Managing the Risk of Opioid Abuse in Patients with Cancer Pain
Most patients who present with cancer have advanced disease and often suffer moderate to severe pain. Opioid therapy can be safe and effective for use in cancer patients with pain, but there are rightful concerns about inappropriate opioid use even in the cancer population. Since cancer patients liv...
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Main Authors: | Joseph V Pergolizzi (Author), Gianpietro eZampogna (Author), Robert eTaylor (Author), Edmundo eGonima (Author), Jose ePosada (Author), Robert B Raffa (Author) |
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Frontiers Media S.A.,
2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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