The meanings of and attitudes about cancer pain among African Americans

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1179-1186

  Meghani, Salimah H ^a   Houldin, Arlene D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 38549182456     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/07.ONF.1179-1186     Document Type: Article

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