Opioids applied topically to painful cutaneous malignant ulcers in a palliative care setting

Giovambattista Zeppetella, FRCP; Giampiero Porzio, MD; Federica Aielli, MD

doi:10.5055/jom.2007.0054

Authors

Giovambattista Zeppetella, FRCP
Giampiero Porzio, MD
Federica Aielli, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2007.0054

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Author Biographies

Giovambattista Zeppetella, FRCP

St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood, Essex, and Princess Alexandra NHS Trust, Harlow, Essex.

Giampiero Porzio, MD

Supportive Care Task Force, Medical Oncology Department, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy.

Federica Aielli, MD

Supportive Care Task Force, Medical Oncology Department, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy.

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