Documentation of pain in comprehensive cancer centers in the united states: A preliminary analysis

JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-180

  Weinstein, Sharon M ^a   Romanus, Dorothy ^b   Lepisto, Eva M ^c   Reyes Gibby, Cielito ^d   Cleeland, Charles ^d   Greene, Rex ^e,f   Muir, Cameron ^e,g,h   Niland, Joyce ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c National Comprehensive Cancer Network   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Dorothy Schneider Cancer Center   (United States)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h Hospices of the National Capital Region   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Comprehensive cancer center; Medical providers; NCCN oncology outcomes database; Pain; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648847484     PISSN: 15401405     EISSN: 15401413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2004.0015     Document Type: Article

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