title: Opioid rotation to alfentanil: comparative evaluation of conversion ratios.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine Registrar, Wessex Palliative Medicine Training Programme, Wessex, UK.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cran
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine, Forest Holme Hospice, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
authors.forename: Saskie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dorman
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine, Forest Holme Hospice, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kirkham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015760:Alfentanil / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D015760:Alfentanil; D009020:Morphine
keywords: Drug administration; Pain