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Elderly patient refractory to multiple pain medications successfully treated with integrative East–West medicine

BACKGROUND: Polypharmacy is a common and serious problem in the elderly today. Few solutions have been effective in reducing its incidence. CASE SUMMARY: An 87-year-old female with a history of osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis presented with a five month history of severe right hip pain. She had b...

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Autores principales: Tu, Bill, Johnston, Michael, Hui, Ka-Kit
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2840549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20428398