Hospice enrollment and pain assessment and management in nursing homes

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 791-799

  Miller, Susan C ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a   Teno, Joan ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Hospice; Nursing home; Pain assessment; Pain management

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 0042829016     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00284-7     Document Type: Article

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