Opioid rotation in patients with cancer pain. A retrospective comparison of dose ratios between methadone, hydromorphone, and morphine.

Bruera, E; Pereira, J; Watanabe, S; Belzile, M; Kuehn, N; Hanson, J

Bruera, E; Pereira, J; Watanabe, S; Belzile, M; Kuehn, N; Hanson, J.

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Bruera E; Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Cancer ; 78(4): 852-7, 1996 Aug 15.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8756381

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Analgesics, Opioid/therapeutic use; Neoplasms/complications; Pain/drug therapy; Administration, Oral; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects; Cohort Studies; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Hydromorphone/adverse effects; Hydromorphone/therapeutic use; Injections, Subcutaneous; Male; Methadone/adverse effects; Methadone/therapeutic use; Middle Aged; Morphine/adverse effects; Morphine/therapeutic use; Pain/etiology; Retrospective Studies

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pain / Analgesics, Opioid / Neoplasms Type of study: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Cancer Year: 1996 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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