Eduardo Bruera, MD, on Managing Opioid Use in Patients With a History of Addiction
2016 Palliative Care in Oncology SymposiumEduardo Bruera, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses the need for outpatient palliative care programs to monitor and support these complex patients and their family members.
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