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Longitudinal Follow-up of TTS-Fentanyl Use in Patients with Cancer-Related Pain: Results of a Compassionate-Use Study with Special Focus on Elderly Patients

J. Menten University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, BelgiumCorrespondence23;[email protected]
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M. Desmedt Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10, B-1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Brussels, Belgium
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D. Lossignol Institut Jules Bordet, Rue Heger Bordet 1, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
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A. Mullie Algemeen Ziekenhuis St Jan, Ruddershove 10, B-8000 Brugge, Belgium
Pages 488-498 | Published online: 26 Aug 2008

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