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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 24, 2010 - Issue 4
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Dexmedetomidine: Exploring Its Potential Role and Dosing Guideline for Its Use in Intractable Pain in the Palliative Care Setting

Patrick J. Coyne Patrick J Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, is Clinical Director; Colin Wozencraft, MD, is a Fellow in Palliative Medicine; Barton Bobb, NP, is an Advanced Practice Nurse; and Thomas J. Smith, MD, is Medical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Program, Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Seth Roberts, MD, PhD, is a physician on the Palliative Medicine Service at Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Colin P. Wozencraft Patrick J Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, is Clinical Director; Colin Wozencraft, MD, is a Fellow in Palliative Medicine; Barton Bobb, NP, is an Advanced Practice Nurse; and Thomas J. Smith, MD, is Medical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Program, Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Seth Roberts, MD, PhD, is a physician on the Palliative Medicine Service at Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Seth B. Roberts Patrick J Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, is Clinical Director; Colin Wozencraft, MD, is a Fellow in Palliative Medicine; Barton Bobb, NP, is an Advanced Practice Nurse; and Thomas J. Smith, MD, is Medical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Program, Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Seth Roberts, MD, PhD, is a physician on the Palliative Medicine Service at Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Barton Bobb Patrick J Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, is Clinical Director; Colin Wozencraft, MD, is a Fellow in Palliative Medicine; Barton Bobb, NP, is an Advanced Practice Nurse; and Thomas J. Smith, MD, is Medical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Program, Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Seth Roberts, MD, PhD, is a physician on the Palliative Medicine Service at Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Thomas J. Smith Patrick J Coyne, MSN, APRN, FAAN, is Clinical Director; Colin Wozencraft, MD, is a Fellow in Palliative Medicine; Barton Bobb, NP, is an Advanced Practice Nurse; and Thomas J. Smith, MD, is Medical Director, Thomas Palliative Care Program, Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Seth Roberts, MD, PhD, is a physician on the Palliative Medicine Service at Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Pages 384-386 | Received 17 Aug 2010, Accepted 20 Aug 2010, Published online: 06 Dec 2010

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