An international multicentre validation study of a pain classification system for cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2896-2904

  Fainsinger, Robin L ^a   Nekolaichuk, Cheryl ^a   Lawlor, Peter ^b   Hagen, Neil ^c   Bercovitch, Michaela ^d   Fisch, Michael ^e   Galloway, Lyle ^c   Kaye, Gina ^f   Landman, Willem ^g   Spruyt, Odette ^h   Zhukovsky, Donna ^e   Bruera, Eduardo ^e   Hanson, John ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^g MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^h PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

ⁱ CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer pain; Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain; Pain assessment; Validation study

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDMONTON CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR CANCER PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049283736     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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