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Review
. 2006 Apr 29;332(7548):1022-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7548.1022.

Principles of control of cancer pain

Marie Fallon  1 , Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny
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Review

Principles of control of cancer pain

Marie Fallon et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Factors affecting patient's perceptions of pain (adapted from Twycross RG, Lack SA,Therapeutics in terminal disease, London: Pitman, 1984)
Figure 2
Figure 2
WHO analgesic ladder (adapted from WHO's Cancer pain relief and palliative care. Technical report series 804)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Portable syringe driver for automatic drug infusion
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References

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    1. Twycross RG, Lack SA. Therapeutics in terminal disease. London: Pitman, 1984.
    1. WHO Expert Committee. Cancer pain relief and palliative care. World Health Organ Tech Rep Ser 1990;804: 1-75. - PubMed