Treatment of pain in pediatric oncology: A Swedish nationwide survey

Pain

Volumn 68, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 385-394

  Ljungman, Gustaf ^a,d   Kreuger, Anders ^a   Gordh, Torsten ^a   Berg, Torsten ^b   Sörensen, Stefan ^b   Rawal, Narinder ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cancer; children; educational needs; neoplasm's; pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; EMLA; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONSTIPATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NAUSEA; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MORPHINE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0030458021     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03193-4     Document Type: Article

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