Dealing with barriers to cancer pain control in Egypt = Contourner les barrières au contrôle de la douleur cancéreuse en Egypte

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ALSIRAFY, Samy A.

En 2008, une unité de soins palliatifs nouvellement créée au Caire, en Egypte, a rencontré un cas complexe : un patient cancéreux qui vivait isolé sur une île uniquement accessible par ferry. L'équipe a due franchir de nombreux obstacles : règlementations restrictives, le manque d'éducation du personnel et de la famille, et la peur de mal utiliser les opioïdes

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