Improving cancer pain management in communities: Main results from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 191-203

  Elliott, Thomas E ^a,b,f   Murray, David M ^c   Oken, Martin M ^e   Johnson, Karen M ^a   Braun, Barbara L ^a,b   Elliott, Barbara A ^b   Post White, Janice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e Virginia Piper Cancer Institute   (United States)

^f Duluth Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; continuing medical education; patient outcomes; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030903484     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(96)00275-8     Document Type: Article

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