Management of pain in terminally ill patients: Physician reports of knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-40

  Levin, Mina L ^a   Berry, Joni I ^a,b   Leiter, Jeffrey ^c  

^a Hospice of Wake County and Horizons Palliative Care   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes of health personnel; Knowledge, attitudes, practice; Medical education; Palliative care trends; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERMINAL DISEASE;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0031985214     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(97)00258-3     Document Type: Article

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