title: Pruritus in palliative care: Getting up to scratch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dori
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seccareccia
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gebara
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000982:Antipruritics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004643:Emollients / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D010166:Palliative Care; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000150:complications; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017592:Skin Care; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000982:Antipruritics; D004643:Emollients; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors