Prescription of opioids for breathlessness in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A national population based study

Zainab Ahmadi (Lund, Sweden), Zainab Ahmadi, Eva Bernelid, David C. Currow, Magnus P. Ekström

Source: International Congress 2016 – Management of dyspnoea and exacerbations in chronic lung diseases
Session: Management of dyspnoea and exacerbations in chronic lung diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4811
Disease area: Airway diseases

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