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1. Carter B, Levetown M. Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook. 2004.The Johns Hopkins University Press. Pag: 167-174

2. Friedrichsdorf, S and Kang, T. The Management of Pain in Children with Life-Limiting        Illnesses.Pediatr Clin N Am.2007; 54:645-672

3. Downing, M. Medical Care of the Dying. Victoria Hospice Society. 4 th Edition. 2006.

4. Ellis JA, Mc Carthy P, Herson L, et al. Pain practices: a cross-Canada survey of pediatric oncology centers.J Peditr Oncol Nurs. 2003;20:26

5. Hilden JM, Emanuel EJ, Fairclough DL, et al.Attitudes and practices among pediatric oncologist regarding end of life care: results of the 1998 American Society of Clinical Oncology survey. J Clin Oncol 2001; 19: 205.

6. Hicks CL, von Baeyer CL, Spafford P, van Korlaar I, Goodenough B. The Faces Pain Scale – Revised: Toward a common metric in pediatric pain measurement. Pain 2001;93: 173-183.

7. Hunt A, et al.Clinical Validation of the Pediatric Pain Profile.Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.2004; 46(1):9-18.

8. World Health Organization: Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in Children, 1999

9. Zichterman A. Opioid pharmacology and considerations in pain management. In:

PharmacistU; 2007. Available at: https://www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?page=ce/105473/default.htm. Accessed September 17, 2007

10. Armstrong SC, Cozza KL. Pharmacokinetic drug interactions of morphine, codeine, and their derivatives: theory and clinical reality. Part II. Psychosomatics. 2003;44:515-520.

11. Corkery,  John M. et al. The effects of methadone and its role in fatalities. Review Article. Hum Psychopharmacol Clin Exp 2004; 19: 565–576.

12.  Dean M. Opioids in renal failure and dialysis patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2004 Nov;28(5):497-504.

13. Goldman, A et al. Oxford Textbook of Palliative Care for Children. Oxford University Press. 2006..

 

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