Fentanyl, Morphine, and Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Cancer-Related Pain

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Arunangshu Ghoshal. Indian J Palliat Care. 2020 Oct-Dec.

. 2020 Oct-Dec;26(4):535-536.

doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_171_19. Epub 2020 Nov 19.

¹ Department of Palliative Medicine, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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