PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Narcotic analgesics in terminal cancer
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.18.18.69
DP  - 1980 Aug 29
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 69--72
VI  - 18
IP  - 18
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/18/18/69.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/18/18/69.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1980 Aug 29; 18
AB  - Despite the impact of hospices and similar units on the management of terminal cancer, many patients spend their last weeks or months in unnecessary pain. This is often because the doctor fails to ensure that regular and adequate doses of an appropriate analgesic are given.1