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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 35, 2021 - Issue 3
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Case Report

Subcutaneous patient-controlled analgesia in palliative care

Jayamangala Sampath KondasingheJayamangala Sampath Kondasinghe, MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative Care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Penelope Helen Rose Tuffin, B. Pharmacy, is with the Palliative Care Pharmacist, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia. Fiona Joy Findlay, MbChB, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia.Correspondence[email protected]
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Penelope Helen Rose TuffinJayamangala Sampath Kondasinghe, MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative Care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Penelope Helen Rose Tuffin, B. Pharmacy, is with the Palliative Care Pharmacist, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia. Fiona Joy Findlay, MbChB, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia.
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Fiona Joy FindlayJayamangala Sampath Kondasinghe, MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative Care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia. Penelope Helen Rose Tuffin, B. Pharmacy, is with the Palliative Care Pharmacist, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia. Fiona Joy Findlay, MbChB, FRACP, FAChPM, is with the Palliative Care Specialist, Silverchain Palliative care Service, Osborne Park, Western Australia.
Pages 163-166 | Received 29 Jan 2021, Accepted 16 Apr 2021, Published online: 09 Jun 2021

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