What Do Adult Surgical Patients Really Want to Know About Pain and Pain Management?

Pain Management Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-31

  Kastanias, Patti ^a   Denny, Keith ^b   Robinson, Sandra ^a   Sabo, Kathy ^a   Snaith, Kianda ^c  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60949096658     PISSN: 15249042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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