Older adults living with chronic pain: An opportunity for improvement

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Ebener, M Kathleen ^a  

^a St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033111631     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-199904000-00002     Document Type: Article

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