Empirical comparison of commonly used measures to evaluate pain treatment in cancer patients with chronic pain

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1280-1287

  De Wit, Rianne ^a   Van Dam, Frits ^a   Abu Saad, Huda Huijer ^a   Loonstra, Simone ^a   Zandbelt, Linda ^a   Van Buuren, Anneke ^a   Van Der Heijden, Karin ^a   Leenhouts, Gerleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032929953     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.4.1280     Document Type: Article

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