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Prescription of opioids for breathlessness in end-stage COPD: a national population-based study
BACKGROUND: Low-dose opioids can relieve breathlessness but may be underused in late-stage COPD due to fear of complications, contributing to poor symptom control. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to study the period prevalence and indications of opioids actually prescribed in people with end-stage COPD. METHOD...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5085299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27799763 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S112484 |