Cancer pain education: Among family physicians

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 74-81

  Sloan, Paul A ^a,b   Donnelly, Michael B ^a   Vanderveer, Barbara ^a   Delomas, Mark ^a   Schwartz, Richard W ^a   Sloan, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cancer pain; Education; Objective structured clinical examination; Pain assessment; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0030873941     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00010-9     Document Type: Article

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