Efficacy Evaluation of Analgesic Agents used for Cancer Pain Management by Visual Analogue Scale
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عنوان ژورنال: PAIN RESEARCH
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0915-8588,2187-4697
DOI: 10.11154/pain.14.9