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. 2022 Jan 20;40(3):310-311.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02049. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

The US Cancer Pain Crisis and the Global Pain Divide: Can Two Wrongs Make It Right?

William E Rosa  1 , Felicia Marie Knaul  1 , Katherine I Pettus  1 , Eduardo Bruera  1 , M R Rajagopal  1
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The US Cancer Pain Crisis and the Global Pain Divide: Can Two Wrongs Make It Right?

William E Rosa et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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Felicia M. KnaulConsulting or Advisory Role: Merck KGaA/EMD SeronoResearch Funding: Merck KGaA/EMD Serono (Inst), Higia, Inc (Inst), Merck Sharp & Dohme (Inst) Eduardo BrueraResearch Funding: Helsinn HealthcareNo other potential conflicts of interest were reported.

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  • Reply to W. E. Rosa et al and T. N. Townsend et al.
    Enzinger AC, Ghosh K, Keating NL, Cutler DM, Landrum MB, Wright AA. Enzinger AC, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Jan 20;40(3):312-314. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02383. Epub 2021 Dec 8. J Clin Oncol. 2022. PMID: 34878818 No abstract available.

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