Patient-related barriers to cancer pain management: A systematic exploratory review

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 190-208

  Jacobsen, Ramune ^a   Møldrup, Claus ^a   Christrup, Lona ^a   Sjøgren, Per ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adherence; Attitudes; Barriers; Cancer pain; Literature review; Opioids; Pain communication; Patients; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 60449086095     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00601.x     Document Type: Article

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