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Methadone initiation and rotation in the outpatient setting for patients with cancer pain†

  1. Henrique A. Parsons MD,
  2. Maxine de la Cruz MD,
  3. Badi El Osta MD,
  4. Zhijun Li MS,
  5. Bianca Calderon PharmD,
  6. J. Lynn Palmer PhD,
  7. Eduardo Bruera MD*

Article first published online: 18 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24754

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 116, Issue 2, pages 520–528, 15 January 2010

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Parsons, H. A., de la Cruz, M., El Osta, B., Li, Z., Calderon, B., Palmer, J. L. and Bruera, E. (2010), Methadone initiation and rotation in the outpatient setting for patients with cancer pain. Cancer, 116: 520–528. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24754

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  1. Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

*Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Unit 1414, Houston, TX 77030

  1. †

    This study was presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, May 30-June 3, 2008.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JAN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 18 NOV 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 MAY 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 7 MAY 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 20 MAR 2009

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute R01. Grant Numbers: CA122292-01, CA124481-01
  • National Institute of Nursing Research. Grant Number: NR010162-01A1

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