Lack of pain assessment for patients with cancer presenting to the emergency department with pain complaints: Can we improve with a simple intervention? [1]

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-9

  Stone, Susan ^a   Rodriguez, Leonardo ^a   Calder, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 32044445555     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.7     Document Type: Letter

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