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Take multiple factors into account when choosing the best opioid for pain therapy in paediatric palliative care

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Take multiple factors into account when choosing the best opioid for pain therapy in paediatric palliative care. Drugs Ther. Perspect 25, 9–14 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2165/0042310-200925110-00003

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