Self-reported prevalence, etiology, and characteristics of pain in oncology outpatients

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 582-590

  Valeberg, Berit Taraldsen ^a,d   Rustøen, Tone ^a,b   Bjordal, Kristin ^c   Hanestad, Berit Rokne ^d   Paul, Steven ^e   Miaskowski, Christine ^e  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b Rikshospitalet Medical Centre   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Etiology of pain; Outpatients; Pain characteristics; Pain prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SELF REPORT;

AGED; ANALGESICS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 42949124490     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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