Pain in the elderly hospice patient

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 259-265

  Hofmann, Mary T ^a   Farnon, Christa U ^a   Javed, Arshad ^a   Posner, Joel D ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGED; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PAIN;

EID: 0032160446     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990919801500506     Document Type: Review

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