Assessing the pain of people with cognitive impairment

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 421-425

  Cook, Ailsa K R ^a   Niven, Catherine A ^a   Downs, Murna G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Elderly; Pain; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033060721     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199906)14:6<421::AID-GPS932>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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