What really matters in pain management for terminally ill cancer patients in Taiwan

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Tang, Siew Tzuh ^a,b   Tang, Woung Ru ^a   Liu, Tsang Wu ^c   Lin, Che Pin ^d   Chen, Jen Shi ^b,e  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; End of life care; Patient perspectives; Patient health care professional communication; Satisfaction with pain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957875259     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971002600303     Document Type: Article

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