Pain assessment and management in medical wards: An area of unmet need

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1015, 2010, Pages 279-284

  Chang, S H ^a   Maney, K M ^a   Mehta, V ^a   Langford, R M ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953720227     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.076497     Document Type: Article

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