Pain Prevalence Study in a Large Canadian Teaching Hospital

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 104-112

  Sawyer, Jason ^a   Haslam, Lynn ^a   Robinson, Sara ^b   Daines, Pat ^a   Stilos, Kalli ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 48949097224     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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