Pain management in older adults: Prevention and treatment

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 188-199

  Michael Gloth III, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Victory Springs Senior Health Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Arthritis; Cancer pain; End of life care; Hospice; Older people; Opioids; Pain assessment; Pain management; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CAPSAICIN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CELECOXIB; CLONAZEPAM; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; ETANERCEPT; ETIDRONIC ACID; GABAPENTIN; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROMORPHONE; LEFLUNOMIDE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RISEDRONIC ACID; ROFECOXIB; SOLARCAINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN D; WARFARIN;

AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESIA; ARTHRITIS; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; NEPHROTOXICITY; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION TREES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 0035090766     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49041.x     Document Type: Review

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