Unequal quality of cancer pain management: Disparity in perceived control and proposed solutions

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1121-1128

  McNeill, Jeanette A ^a   Reynolds, Janice ^b   Ney, Margaret L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

^b Mid Coast Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NEOPLASM; PAIN; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549181942     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.1121-1128     Document Type: Article

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