Pain in older people with cancer: Attitudes and self-management strategies

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-130

  Chatwin, J ^a   Closs, J ^a   Bennett, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Older people; Pain; Palliative care; Social and supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESIA; ANALGESICS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 61349131513     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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