Multidisciplinary Management of Cancer Pain: A Longitudinal Retrospective Study on a Cohort of End-Stage Cancer Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 444-452

  Peng, Wen Ling ^a   Wu, Gong Jhe ^a   Sun, Wei Zen ^a   Chen, Jeffrey C ^a   Huang, Andrew T ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; end stage cancer patient; multidisciplinary pain management; WHO guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CODEINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751022784     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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