Is pain in patients with haematological malignancies under-recognised? The results from Italian ECAD-O survey

Leukemia Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Bandieri, Elena ^a   Sichetti, Daniela ^b   Luppi, Mario ^c   Di Biagio, Katiuscia ^b   Ripamonti, Carla ^d   Tognoni, Gianni ^b   Belfiglio, Maurizio ^b   Romero, Marilena ^b  

^a Palliative Care Unit   (Italy)

^b Santa Maria Imbaro ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; TRAMADOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER PAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 78149356988     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2010.08.013     Document Type: Letter

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