The association between noncancer pain, cognitive impairment, and functional disability: An analysis of the Canadian study of health and aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 880-886

  Shega, Joseph W ^a   Weiner, Debra K ^b,c   Paice, Judith A ^d   Bilir, S Pinar ^a   Rockwood, Kenneth ^e   Herr, Keela ^f   Ersek, Mary ^g   Emanuel, Linda ^h   Dale, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center ^*  (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Function; Noncancer pain; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN;

EID: 77954835361     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq039     Document Type: Article

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