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Opioids: an unexplored option for treatment of dyspnea in IPF

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common among the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and has the worst prognosis, with a median survival of 3–5 years. The most common symptom in IPF is dyspnea, impacting on the patient's quality of life and life expectancy. Morphine i...

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Autores principales: Kohberg, Charlotte, Andersen, Charlotte Uggerhøj, Bendstrup, Elisabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788766/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26969472
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ecrj.v3.30629