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Management of chronic pain in the elderly: focus on transdermal buprenorphine

Chronic pain in the elderly is a significant problem. Pharmacokinetic and metabolic changes associated with increased age makes the elderly vulnerable to side effects and overdosing associated with analgesic agents. Therefore the management of chronic cancer pain and chronic nonmalignant pain in thi...

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Autores principales: Vadivelu, Nalini, Hines, Roberta L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682375/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18982913