The validity of average 8-h pain intensity assessment in cancer patients

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-445

  Caraceni, Augusto ^a   Zecca, Ernesto ^a   Martini, Cinzia ^a   Brunelli, Cinzia ^a   Pigni, Alessandra ^a   Gorni, Giovanna ^a   Galbiati, Anna ^a   Ibazeta, Myrta ^a   Hjermstad, Marianne ^b,c   Kaasa, Stein ^b,d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Average pain; Cancer pain; Measurement; Numerical rating scale; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUPRENORPHINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HORMONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SOMATIC PAIN; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; VISCERAL PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77949915378     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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