Pain management autobiographies and reluctance to use opioids for cancer pain management

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-133

  Schumacher, Karen L ^a   West, Claudia ^a   Dodd, Marylin ^a   Paul, Steven M ^a   Tripathy, Debu ^a   Koo, Peter ^a   Miaskowski, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to pain management; Cancer pain; Opioid induced side effects; Psychological addiction; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0036206793     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200204000-00009     Document Type: Article

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