A comparison of patients' and nurses' assessments of pain intensity in patients with coronary artery disease

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-356

  Davoudi, Nayyereh ^a   Afsharzadeh, Pooran ^b   Mohammadalizadeh, Sakineh ^c   Haghdoost, Ali Akbar ^d  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Nurse; Pain assessment; Patient

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 58149129540     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00712.x     Document Type: Article

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