A review of the literature on the pain experience of Chinese patients with cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 335-346

  Edrington, Janet ^a   Miaskowski, Christine ^a   Dodd, Marylin ^a   Wong, Candice ^a   Padilla, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Anxiety; Barriers; Cancer pain; Cancer symptom; Chinese patients; Depression; Interference; Severity

Indexed keywords

CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOOD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CLASS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ASIAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548685912     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000290813.14571.65     Document Type: Review

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