Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations

Hanks, G.W.; De Conno, Franco; I. Cherny, Nathan; Hanna, Magdi; Kalso, Eija; J McQuay, H; Mercadante, Sebastiano; Meynadier, J.; Poulain, P.; Ripamonti, Carla; Radbruch, Lukas; Casas, J.; Säwe, Juliette; Twycross, Robert; Ventafridda, V.

doi:10.1054/bjoc.2001.1680

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Morphine and alternative opioids in cancer pain: the EAPC recommendations

Published in British Journal of Cancer • Jan 1, 2001

Authors:

G.W. Hanks

Franco De Conno

Nathan I. Cherny

Abstract

An expert working group of the European Association for Palliative Care has revised and updated its guidelines on the use of morphine in the management of cancer pain. The revised recommendations presented here give guidance on the use of morphine and the alternative strong opioid analgesics which h...

Subject

Medicine

Morphine

Palliative care

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