Pattern and quality of care of cancer pain management. Results from the Cancer Pain Outcome Research Study Group.

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Published in Br J Cancer on April 28, 2009

Authors

G Apolone1, O Corli, A Caraceni, E Negri, S Deandrea, M Montanari, M T Greco, Cancer Pain Outcome Research Study Group (CPOR SG) Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Center for the Evaluation and Research on Pain (CERP) Department of Oncology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy. apolone@marionegri.it

Associated clinical trials:

RCT Comparing the Analgesic Efficacy of 4 Therapeutic Strategies Based on 4 Different Major Opioids (Fentanyl, Oxycodone, Buprenorphine vs Morphine) in Cancer Patients With Moderate/Severe Pain, at the Moment of Starting 3rd Step of WHO Analgesic Ladder. (CERP) | NCT01809106

Real-time Cancer Pain Assessment and Intervention | NCT01914107

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