A prospective study of pain treatment for patients with advance cancer who receive hospice home care

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 331-335

  Hwang, Wei Shou ^a   Tsai, Yu Fang ^a   Chang, Hsien Chen ^a   Liu, I Ping ^a   Huang, Chien Tai ^a  

^a CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Hospice home care; World Health Organization guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; LAXATIVE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0036656373     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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