Do we need to improve pain management in the radiation oncology department?

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 130-131

  Janjan, Nora A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Oncology practice; Opioid; Pain; Quality of life; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANALGESICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 20444474227     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0111     Document Type: Short Survey

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