Psychological and behavioural predictors of pain management outcomes in patients with cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 781-790

  Jacobsen, Ramune ^a   Møldrup, Claus ^a   Christrup, Lona ^a   Sjøgren, Per ^b   Hansen, Ole Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cancer pain management; Patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN;

EID: 78349246751     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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