Weight Loss as an Effective Strategy to Decrease Opioid Use and Frequency of Vaso-Occlusive Crises in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease.

Babroudi, Seda; Vesel, Tamara

Babroudi, Seda; Vesel, Tamara.

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Babroudi S; Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Vesel T; Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

J Palliat Med ; 24(4): 632-634, 2021 04.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32881637

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Analgesics, Opioid; Anemia, Sickle Cell; Adult; Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use; Anemia, Sickle Cell/complications; Anemia, Sickle Cell/drug therapy; Female; Humans; Pain/drug therapy; Pain/etiology; Quality of Life; Weight Loss

Key words

sickle cell disease; vaso-occlusive crises; weight loss

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Analgesics, Opioid / Anemia, Sickle Cell Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: J Palliat Med Journal subject: SERVICOS DE SAUDE Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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