Pain management and people with learning disabilities: A complex challenge

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-295

  Jones, Derek ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MOVEMENT; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; GESTURE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0348143240     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469004703074008     Document Type: Editorial

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