Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 365-371 , September 2009

Off-Label Prescriptions in Italian Hospices: A National Survey

  • Franco Toscani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lino Maestroni Foundation Palliative Medicine Research Institute, Cremona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Franco Toscani, MD, Lino Maestroni Foundation Palliative Medicine Research Institute, via Palestro 1, 26100 Cremona, Italy.
    • ,
  • Paola Di Giulio, RN, MSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Rita Campi, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Mother and Child Health, Mario Negri Institute, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Ivanoe Pellerin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Unit, Hospital of Legnano, Legnano, Italy
    • ,
  • Anna De Luca, MD

      Affiliations

    • Palliative Care Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Giuseppe Casale, MD

      Affiliations

    • Antea Foundation, Rome, Italy
    • ,
  • End of Life Observatory Research Group

,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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 This study was supported by a grant from the Luogo di Vitae e di Incontro Foundation of Milan.

 A complete list of investigators is reported in the Appendix.

PII: S0885-3924(09)00532-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.11.014

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 365-371 , September 2009

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