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. 2010 Jun;56(6):514-7, e202-5.

Is the WHO analgesic ladder still valid? Twenty-four years of experience

[Article in English, French]
Grisell Vargas-Schaffer  1
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Is the WHO analgesic ladder still valid? Twenty-four years of experience

[Article in English, French]
Grisell Vargas-Schaffer. Can Fam Physician. 2010 Jun.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The World Health Organization analgesic ladder for treating cancer pain Adapted from the World Health Organization.
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Figure 2.
New adaptation of the analgesic ladder NSAID—nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PCA—patient-controlled analgesia.
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