Factors influencing the control of post-operative pain in older people

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-156

  Brown, Donna N ^a   McCormack, Brendan G ^a,b   McGarvey, Helen ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW;

EID: 33746657700     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259806001766     Document Type: Review

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