Prevalence and management of cancer pain in South Africa

Pain

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-84

  Beck, Susan L ^a   Falkson, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; International; Medical oncology; Neoplasm; Prevalence; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0034807328     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(01)00343-8     Document Type: Article

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