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The Prevalence and Characteristics of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in Patients Receiving Low Doses of Opioids for Background Pain
SIMPLE SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) in patients receiving low doses of opioids for background pain. This prospective study showed that in this population, BTcP prevalence was 69.8%. Many patients did not achieve a...
Autores principales: | Mercadante, Sebastiano, Maltoni, Marco, Russo, Domenico, Adile, Claudio, Ferrera, Patrizia, Rossi, Romina, Rosati, Marta, Casuccio, Alessandra |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7958843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33801478 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13051058 |
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