Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 139-144 , July 2005

Delirium, depression, and anxiety in the treatment of cancer pain

  • Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, Pain Management Center, 850 Boylston Street, Suite 320, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467.
    • ,
  • Mikhail Artamonov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Srdjan S. Nedeljkovic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

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PII: S1084-208X(05)00047-9

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2005.06.006

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 9, Issue 3 , Pages 139-144 , July 2005

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