Incidence of chronic pain in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis [3]

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 302-304

  Mercadante, Sebastiano ^a   Ferrantelli, Angelo ^b   Tortorici, Calogera ^b   Lo Cascio, Armida ^c   Lo Cicero, Marco ^c   Cutaia, Ignazio ^d   Parrino, Irene ^d   Casuccio, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile Di Vicenza   (Italy)

^c Dialysis Service   (Italy)

^d Archimede Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 27344437307     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2005.08.010     Document Type: Letter

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