Pain and pain relief experienced by hospice patients with cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 298-307

  McMillan, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospice patients; Hospice Quality of Life Index; Pain intensity; Pain relief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; FATIGUE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030038595     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-199608000-00006     Document Type: Article

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