Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: Are We Taking Serious Action? The Opioid Prescribing Scenario in Portugal

Paulo Reis-Pina; Peter G. Lawlor; António Barbosa

doi:10.20344/amp.10999

Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: Are We Taking Serious Action? The Opioid Prescribing Scenario in Portugal

Authors

Paulo Reis-Pina Palliative Care Unit. Casa de Saúde da Idanha. Sintra. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon.
Peter G. Lawlor Bruyère Research Institute. Bruyère Continuing Care. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. The Ottawa Hospital. Ottawa. Ontario. Division of Palliative Care. Department of Medicine. University of Ottawa. Ottawa. Ontario.
António Barbosa Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon. Department of Psychiatry. Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte. Lisbon. Centre of Bioethics & Palliative Care Studies Division. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.10999

Keywords:

Analgesics, Opioid, Cancer Pain, Pain Management, Pain Measurement

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Paulo Reis-Pina, Palliative Care Unit. Casa de Saúde da Idanha. Sintra. Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon.

Ex-Médico da Unidade de Dor do IPOLFG, EPE Ex-Médico da Equipa de Cuidados Paliativos do IPOLFG, EPE preispina@doctor.com

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2018-09-28

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Reis-Pina P, Lawlor PG, Barbosa A. Moderate to Severe Cancer Pain: Are We Taking Serious Action? The Opioid Prescribing Scenario in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2018 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 25];31(9):451-3. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/10999

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Vol. 31 No. 9 (2018): September

Section

Perspective

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