Impact of a new palliative care consultation team on opioid prescription in a University Hospital

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There are no validated measuring tools to gauge the effectiveness of a Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Team (PCCT). One way would be to consider its effect on the consumption of opioids expressed in total amounts and different...

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Main Authors: Idoate Antonio, Noguera Antonio, Portela María, Centeno Carlos, Rubiales Álvaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/8/2