Guest editorial: Assessing pain in older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 421-424

  Tait, R C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; AGED; AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034477718     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610200006530     Document Type: Editorial

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