Adherence to Medication Guideline Criteria in Cancer Pain Management

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1006-1018

  Håkonsen, Gro Dahlseng ^a   Strelec, Petra ^b   Campbell, Derna ^b   Hudson, Steve ^a,b   Loennechen, Thrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer pain management; clinical audit; palliative care; pharmaceutical care; quality of prescribing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 66149131074     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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