Is the WHO analgesic ladder still valid? Twenty-four years of experience
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Is the WHO analgesic ladder still valid? Twenty-four years of experience
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Can Fam Physician.
2010 Jun.
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The World Health Organization analgesic ladder for treating cancer pain Adapted from the World Health Organization.
New adaptation of the analgesic ladder NSAID—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PCA—patient-controlled analgesia.
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