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Editorial
. 2008 May;16(5):427-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00520-007-0386-9. Epub 2008 Jan 15.

Cancer constipation: are opioids really the culprit?

Mellar P Davis
Editorial

Cancer constipation: are opioids really the culprit?

Mellar P Davis. Support Care Cancer. 2008 May.
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  • Constipation in cancer patients on morphine.
    Droney J, Ross J, Gretton S, Welsh K, Sato H, Riley J. Droney J, et al. Support Care Cancer. 2008 May;16(5):453-9. doi: 10.1007/s00520-007-0373-1. Epub 2008 Jan 16. Support Care Cancer. 2008. PMID: 18197439

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