Managing cancer pain at the end of life with multiple strong opioids: a population-based retrospective cohort study in primary care.

End-of-life cancer patients commonly receive more than one type of strong opioid. The three-step analgesic ladder framework of the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides no guidance on multiple opioid prescribing and there is little epidemiological data available to inform practice. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Wei Gao, Martin Gulliford, Michael I Bennett, Fliss E M Murtagh, Irene J Higginson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903468?pdf=render