Something Must Be Wrong with the Implementation of Cancer-pain Treatment Guidelines. A Lesson from Referrals to a Pain Clinic
Objective The World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for cancer pain management were intentionally made simple in order to be widely implemented by all physicians treating cancer patients. Referrals to pain specialists are advised if pain does not improve within a short time. The present stud...
Main Authors: | Gil Samuelly-Leichtag, Tsiki Adler, Elon Eisenberg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2019-07-01
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Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/42/961/manuscript |
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