Assessing hospice inpatients with pain using numerical rating scales

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 257-258

  Costello, Patrick ^a,d   Wiseman, Jenny ^b   Douglas, Ian ^b   Batten, Belinda ^b   Bennett, Mike ^c  

^a Ardenlea Marie Curie Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Manorlands Sue Ryder Hospice ^*

^c St Gemma's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALERTNESS; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034997631     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921601678576257     Document Type: Article

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