The prevalence and severity of cancer pain: A study of newly-diagnosed cancer patients in Taiwan

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 285-293

  Ger, Luo Ping ^a,b   Ho, Shung Tai ^b   Wang, Jhi Joung ^b   Cherng, Chen Hwan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Correlates; Prevalence; Severity

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032078079     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(98)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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