Pain assessment in older people with dementia: Literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  McAuliffe, Linda ^a   Nay, Rhonda ^a   O'donnell, Megan ^a   Fetherstonhaugh, Deirdre ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; dementia; gerontology; literature review; nursing; pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 57649216115     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04861.x     Document Type: Article

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