Opioid prescribing in palliative care

Stevens, Anne-Marie; Piggin, Catherine

Abstract

Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK live with long-term or incurable illnesses for which strong opioids may be the only effective method of pain relief yet these drugs remain underused.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 1, 2012
• Online Publication Date: Jul 24, 2012
• Publication Date: Jul 24, 2012
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2023
• Journal: Nursing Times
• Print ISSN: 0954-7762
• Publisher: EMAP
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 109
• Issue: 30/31
• Pages: 16
• Keywords: Opioids; Opiod prescribing; Palliative care
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