Attitudes to and knowledge about pain and pain management, of nurses working with children with cancer: A comparative study between UK, South Africa and Sweden

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 501-515

  Enskär, Karin ^a   Ljusegren, Gunilla ^a   Berglund, Gimbler ^a   Eaton, Nicola ^b   Harding, Rosemary ^c,d   Mokoena, Joyce ^e   Chauke, Motshedisi ^e   Moleki, Maria ^f  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PL in Community Children's Nursing ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre for Child and Adolescent Health

^e SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cancer; Child; Culture; Knowledge; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249115719     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107080455     Document Type: Article

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