THORACIC EPIDURAL ANALGESICS PROVIDE EXCELLENT CANCER PAIN RELIEF AT THE END OF LIFE

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  • Paul A. Sloan, MD

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https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2010.0105

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Author Biography

Paul A. Sloan, MD

Department of Anesthesiology University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

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Published

01/29/2018

How to Cite

Sloan, MD, P. A. “THORACIC EPIDURAL ANALGESICS PROVIDE EXCELLENT CANCER PAIN RELIEF AT THE END OF LIFE”. Journal of Opioid Management, vol. 6, no. 3, Jan. 2018, p. 161, doi:10.5055/jom.2010.0105.

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Letters to the Editor