Pain and quality of life of cancer patients: A multi-center study in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1120-1126

  Thienthong, Somboon ^a   Pratheepawanit, Nutjaree ^b   Limwattananon, Chulaporn ^b   Maoleekoonpairoj, Savitree ^c   Lertsanguansinchai, Prasert ^d   Chanvej, Laksamee ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cancer; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUALITY OF LIFE; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33748504995     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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