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Methylnaltrexone: a novel approach for the management of opioid-induced constipation in patients with advanced illness

Laura Diego Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Edifici Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, Carrer Dr. Aiguader, 88. 08003 Barcelona, Spain. [email protected]
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Rabia Atayee Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California San Diego and Skaggs UCSD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0179, La Jolla, CA 92093-0719, USA. [email protected]
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Pieter Helmons University of California San Diego, Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy, 200 West Arbor Drive #8765, San Diego, California 92103-8765, USA. [email protected]
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Charles F von Gunten Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice, 4311 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103, USA. [email protected]
Pages 473-485 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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