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<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El retiro de la escalera analgésica de la OMS y sus limitaciones como estrategia para el control del dolor relacionado con cáncer]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The withdrawal of the WHO analgesic ladder and its limitations as a strategy for the control of cancer-related pain]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carvajal-Valdy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriel]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rocha-Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andrés]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Clínica Bíblica Centro de Manejo del Dolor y Soporte Integral ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación Unidad de Tratamiento del Dolor ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>91</fpage>
<lpage>91</lpage>
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