Assessment of chronic pain in the elderly;Assessment chronischer Schmerzen bei älteren Menschen

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 340-344

  Nikolaus, Th ^a  

^a Bethesda Geriatrische Klinik Ulm gGmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AGED; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 2542544446     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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