Acute pain reduction strategies used by well older adults

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 265-270

  Sterling, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Pain; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032177691     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7489(98)00039-x     Document Type: Article

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