Opioids in cancer pain / edited by Karen Forbes.

The World Health Organisation published 'Cancer Pain Relief' in 1990, advocating simplicity in the choice of analgesic and of route of administration. Since that time an increasing number of opioids for moderate to severe pain in an increasing number of formulations have become available,...

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Other Authors: Forbes, Karen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:Oxford pain management library.
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Summary:The World Health Organisation published 'Cancer Pain Relief' in 1990, advocating simplicity in the choice of analgesic and of route of administration. Since that time an increasing number of opioids for moderate to severe pain in an increasing number of formulations have become available, making professionals' choices about cancer pain management more complex. Part of the Oxford Pain Management Library, this book compares and reviews the current opioids for moderate to severe pain and considers their place in the management of cancer pain, using morphine as the accepted 'gold standard' worldwid.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 154 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191575181
0191575186
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.