The assessment of pain in older people

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 496-500

  Collett, B ^a   O'Mahoney, S ^b   Schofield, P ^c   Closs, S J ^d   Potter, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive impairment; Older people; Pain; Pain scales

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 35748976549     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-5-496     Document Type: Review

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