Concerns About Reporting Pain and Using Analgesics Among Taiwanese Postoperative Patients

Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 860-866

  Tzeng, Jann Inn ^a,b   Chou, Li Fung ^c   Lin, Chia Chin ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

analgesics; barriers; pain management; Postoperative pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND HEALING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33750309136     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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