Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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In spite of increased knowledge in palliative care, there are still cancer patients who do not receive adequate pain relief. There is limited information on cancer pain experience in Norwegian hospitals. More data is needed in order to understand why barriers still exist to adequate pain management. ⋯ Many cancer patients still have pain, possibly because of inadequate medication. Key words for improvement are better knowledge, higher professional awareness, and systematic symptom assessment and pain analysis.
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The objective of this study was to examine smoking habits among the students in a Norwegian medical school and to assess how smoking habits vary by sex, age and class seniority. ⋯ The percentage of daily smokers among medical students was low, but the high percentage of occasional smokers may indicate that the prevalence of smoking among Norwegian doctors could increase.