Use of the CAGE questionnaire for screening problem drinking in an out-patient palliative radiotherapy clinic

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 491-497

  Chow, Edward ^b   Connolly, Ruth ^a   Wong, Rebecca ^a   Franssen, Edmee ^a   Fung, KinWah ^a   Harth, Tamara ^a   Pach, Beata ^a   Andersson, Lourdes ^a   Schueller, Trudi ^a   Stefaniuk, Kim ^a   Szumacher, Ewa ^a   Hayter, Charles ^a   Pope, Joan ^a   Finkelstein, Joel ^a   Danjoux, Cyril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAGE questionnaire; Palliative radiotherapy; Problem drinking

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOTHERAPY; SCREENING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0035010101     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(01)00280-9     Document Type: Article

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