Improving cancer patients' pain: The impact of the hospital specialist palliative care team

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 476-480

  Jack, B ^a   Hillier, V ^b   Williams, A ^c   Oldham, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital specialist palliative care teams; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALGESIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 33845386336     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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