Cancer pain assessment in clinical trials. A review of the literature (1999-2002)

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 507-519

  Caraceni, Augusto ^a   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a   Martini, Cinzia ^a   Zecca, Ernesto ^a   De Conno, Franco ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Clinical trial; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ACCURACY; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MEDLINE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROCTITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 19444367207     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.08.014     Document Type: Review

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